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ELIFE
卷 11, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
eLIFE SCIENCES PUBL LTD
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.74175
关键词
sliding clamp loader; AAA plus; DNA replication; S; cerevisiae
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资金
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences [R01-GM127776-02]
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Forderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung [177859, 168972]
- MEYS CR ERC CZ [LL2008]
In this study, the structures of Saccharomyces cerevisiae clamp loader Replication Factor C (RFC) bound to its sliding clamp Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen (PCNA) were described, revealing the mechanisms of opening and closing the sliding clamp and the exploration of primer-template junction using a base-flipping mechanism. ATP hydrolysis is triggered by interactions with both PCNA and DNA, explaining the switch-like ATPase activity of RFC. This work provides important insights into the DNA replication mechanism and cellular biology.
Sliding clamps are ring-shaped protein complexes that are integral to the DNA replication machinery of all life. Sliding clamps are opened and installed onto DNA by clamp loader AAA+ ATPase complexes. However, how a clamp loader opens and closes the sliding clamp around DNA is still unknown. Here, we describe structures of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae clamp loader Replication Factor C (RFC) bound to its cognate sliding clamp Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen (PCNA) en route to successful loading. RFC first binds to PCNA in a dynamic, closed conformation that blocks both ATPase activity and DNA binding. RFC then opens the PCNA ring through a large-scale 'crab-claw' expansion of both RFC and PCNA that explains how RFC prefers initial binding of PCNA over DNA. Next, the open RFC:PCNA complex binds DNA and interrogates the primer-template junction using a surprising base-flipping mechanism. Our structures indicate that initial PCNA opening and subsequent closure around DNA do not require ATP hydrolysis, but are driven by binding energy. ATP hydrolysis, which is necessary for RFC release, is triggered by interactions with both PCNA and DNA, explaining RFC's switch-like ATPase activity. Our work reveals how a AAA+ machine undergoes dramatic conformational changes for achieving binding preference and substrate remodeling.
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