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JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 277, Issue 19, Pages 17334-17348Publisher
AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M110198200
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- NIGMS NIH HHS [R01 GM 38839, GM 45547] Funding Source: Medline
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This report takes a proteomic/genomic approach to characterize the DNA polymerase III replication apparatus of the extreme thermophile, Aquifex aeolicus. Genes (dnaX, holA, and holB) encoding the subunits required for clamp loading activity (tau, delta, and delta') were identified. The dnaX gene produces only the full-length product, tau, and therefore differs from Escherichia coli dnaX that produces two proteins (gamma and tau). Nonetheless, the A. aeolicus proteins form a taudeltadelta' complex. The dnaN gene encoding the beta clamp was identified, and the taudeltadelta' complex is active in loading beta onto DNA. A. aeolicus contains one dnaE homologue, encoding the alpha subunit of DNA polymerase III. Like E. coli, A aeolicus alpha and tau interact, although the interaction is not as tight as the alpha-tau contact in E. coli. In addition, the A. aeolicus homologue to dnaQ, encoding the epsilon proofreading 3'-5'-exonuclease, interacts with alpha but does not form a stable alpha.epsilon complex, suggesting a need for a brace or bridging protein to tightly couple the polymerase and exonuclease in this system. Despite these differences to the E. coli system, the A. aeolicus proteins function to yield a robust replicase that retains significant activity at 90 degreesC. Similarities and differences between the A. aeolicus and E. coli pol III systems are discussed, as is application of thermostable pol III to biotechnology.
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