期刊
EMBO JOURNAL
卷 31, 期 6, 页码 1568-1578出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2012.9
关键词
Chi; DNA recombination; DNA repair; Dna2; iron-sulphur cluster
资金
- Royal Society
- Wellcome Trust
- European Research Council
- BBSRC
- Cancer Research UK
- EMBO
- Cancer Research UK [12799] Funding Source: researchfish
In bacterial cells, processing of double-stranded DNA breaks for repair by homologous recombination is dependent upon the recombination hotspot sequence Chi and is catalysed by either an AddAB-or RecBCD-type helicase-nuclease. Here, we report the crystal structure of AddAB bound to DNA. The structure allows identification of a putative Chi-recognition site in an inactivated helicase domain of the AddB subunit. By generating mutant protein complexes that do not respond to Chi, we show that residues responsible for Chi recognition are located in positions equivalent to the signature motifs of a conventional helicase. Comparison with the related RecBCD complex, which recognizes a different Chi sequence, provides further insight into the structural basis for sequence-specific ssDNA recognition. The structure suggests a simple mechanism for DNA break processing, explains how AddAB and RecBCD can accomplish the same overall reaction with different sets of functional modules and reveals details of the role of an Fe-S cluster in protein stability and DNA binding. The EMBO Journal (2012) 31, 1568-1578. doi:10.1038/emboj.2012.9; Published online 3 February 2012
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