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Structural basis for translocation by AddAB helicase-nuclease and its arrest at χ sites.

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Publication Date
2014-04
ICR Author
Wigley, Dale Brian
Fu, Xin
Author
Krajewski, WW
Fu, X
Wilkinson, M
Cronin, NB
Dillingham, MS
Wigley, DB
Type
Journal Article
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Abstract
In bacterial cells, processing of double-stranded DNA breaks for repair by homologous recombination is dependent upon the recombination hotspot sequence χ (Chi) and is catalysed by either an AddAB- or RecBCD-type helicase-nuclease (reviewed in refs 3, 4). These enzyme complexes unwind and digest the DNA duplex from the broken end until they encounter a χ sequence, whereupon they produce a 3' single-stranded DNA tail onto which they initiate loading of the RecA protein. Consequently, regulation of the AddAB/RecBCD complex by χ is a key control point in DNA repair and other processes involving genetic recombination. Here we report crystal structures of Bacillus subtilis AddAB in complex with different χ-containing DNA substrates either with or without a non-hydrolysable ATP analogue. Comparison of these structures suggests a mechanism for DNA translocation and unwinding, suggests how the enzyme binds specifically to χ sequences, and explains how χ recognition leads to the arrest of AddAB (and RecBCD) translocation that is observed in single-molecule experiments.
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https://repository.icr.ac.uk/handle/internal/2963
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http://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved
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10.1038/nature13037
Subject
Bacillus subtilis
Exodeoxyribonucleases
DNA Helicases
Bacterial Proteins
DNA
Adenosine Triphosphate
Crystallography, X-Ray
Recombination, Genetic
Binding Sites
Molecular Conformation
Structure-Activity Relationship
Models, Molecular
Research team
Wigley Group
Structural Electron Microscopy
Language
eng
Date accepted
2014-01-16
License start date
2014-04
Citation
Nature, 2014, 508 (7496), pp. 416 - 419

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