scholarly journals Site-directed mutagenesis of the χ subunit of DNA polymerase III and single-stranded DNA-binding protein of E. coli reveals key residues for their interaction

2010 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 1398-1407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie Naue ◽  
Roman Fedorov ◽  
Andreas Pich ◽  
Dietmar J. Manstein ◽  
Ute Curth
1980 ◽  
Vol 210 (1180) ◽  
pp. 337-349 ◽  

The gene A protein of bacteriophage ɸX 174 initiates replication of super-twisted RFI DNA by cleaving the viral (+) strand at the origin of replication and binding to the 5' end. Upon addition of E. coli rep protein (single-stranded DNA dependent ATPase), E. coli single-stranded DNA binding protein and ATP, complete unwinding of the two strands occurs. Electron microscopic analyses of intermediates in the reaction reveal that the unwinding occurs by movement of the 5' end into the duplex, displacing the viral strand in the form of a single-stranded loop. Since unwinding will not occur in the absence of either gene A protein or rep protein, it is presumed that the rep protein interacts to form a complex with the bound gene A protein. Single-stranded DNA binding protein facilitates the unwinding by binding to the exposed single-stranded DNA. Further addition of the four deoxyribotriphosphates and DNA polymerase III holoenzyme to the reaction results in synthesis of viral (+) single-stranded circles in amounts exceeding that of the input template. A model describing the role of gene A protein and rep protein in duplex DNA replication is presented and other properties of gene A protein discussed.


2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (9) ◽  
pp. 577-587 ◽  
Author(s):  
Micah J. McCauley ◽  
Leila Shokri ◽  
Jana Sefcikova ◽  
Česlovas Venclovas ◽  
Penny J. Beuning ◽  
...  

Gene ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naoya Tsurusluta ◽  
Hisaji Maki ◽  
Laurence Jay Korn

2013 ◽  
Vol 104 (2) ◽  
pp. 74a
Author(s):  
Kiran Pant ◽  
Susie Nimitpattana ◽  
Michelle C. Silva ◽  
Jana Sefcikova ◽  
Penny J. Beuning ◽  
...  

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