DnaG interacts with a linker region that joins the N- and C-domains of DnaB and induces the formation of 3-fold symmetric rings
Loading of the replicative ring helicase onto the origin of replication (oriC) is the final outcome of a well coordinated series of events that collectively constitute a primosomal cascade. Once the ring helicase is loaded, it recruits the primase and signals the switch to the polymerization mode. T...
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| author | Thirlway, Jenny Turner, Ian J. Gibson, Christopher T. Gardiner, Laurence Brady, Kevin Allen, Stephanie Roberts, Clive J. Soultanas, Panos |
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| description | Loading of the replicative ring helicase onto the origin of replication (oriC) is the final outcome of a well coordinated series of events that collectively constitute a primosomal cascade. Once the ring helicase is loaded, it recruits the primase and signals the switch to the polymerization mode. The transient nature of the helicase-primase (DnaB-DnaG) interaction in the Escherichia coli system has hindered our efforts to elucidate its structure and function. Taking advantage of the stable DnaB-DnaG complex in Bacillus stearothermophilus, we have reviewed conflicting mutagenic data from other bacterial systems and shown that DnaG interacts with the flexible linker that connects the N- and C-terminal domains of DnaB. Furthermore, atomic force microscopy (AFM) imaging experiments show that binding of the primase to the helicase induces predominantly a 3-fold symmetric morphology to the hexameric ring. Overall, three DnaG molecules appear to interact with the hexameric ring helicase but a small number of complexes with two and even one DnaG molecule bound to DnaB were also detected. The structural/functional significance of these data is discussed and a speculative structural model for this complex is suggested. |
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| spelling | nottingham-11122020-05-04T16:25:51Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/1112/ DnaG interacts with a linker region that joins the N- and C-domains of DnaB and induces the formation of 3-fold symmetric rings Thirlway, Jenny Turner, Ian J. Gibson, Christopher T. Gardiner, Laurence Brady, Kevin Allen, Stephanie Roberts, Clive J. Soultanas, Panos Loading of the replicative ring helicase onto the origin of replication (oriC) is the final outcome of a well coordinated series of events that collectively constitute a primosomal cascade. Once the ring helicase is loaded, it recruits the primase and signals the switch to the polymerization mode. The transient nature of the helicase-primase (DnaB-DnaG) interaction in the Escherichia coli system has hindered our efforts to elucidate its structure and function. Taking advantage of the stable DnaB-DnaG complex in Bacillus stearothermophilus, we have reviewed conflicting mutagenic data from other bacterial systems and shown that DnaG interacts with the flexible linker that connects the N- and C-terminal domains of DnaB. Furthermore, atomic force microscopy (AFM) imaging experiments show that binding of the primase to the helicase induces predominantly a 3-fold symmetric morphology to the hexameric ring. Overall, three DnaG molecules appear to interact with the hexameric ring helicase but a small number of complexes with two and even one DnaG molecule bound to DnaB were also detected. The structural/functional significance of these data is discussed and a speculative structural model for this complex is suggested. 2004-06-01 Article PeerReviewed Thirlway, Jenny, Turner, Ian J., Gibson, Christopher T., Gardiner, Laurence, Brady, Kevin, Allen, Stephanie, Roberts, Clive J. and Soultanas, Panos (2004) DnaG interacts with a linker region that joins the N- and C-domains of DnaB and induces the formation of 3-fold symmetric rings. Nucleic Acids Research, 32 (10). pp. 2977-2986. ISSN 0305-1048 http://nar.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/32/10/2977 |
| spellingShingle | Thirlway, Jenny Turner, Ian J. Gibson, Christopher T. Gardiner, Laurence Brady, Kevin Allen, Stephanie Roberts, Clive J. Soultanas, Panos DnaG interacts with a linker region that joins the N- and C-domains of DnaB and induces the formation of 3-fold symmetric rings |
| title | DnaG interacts with a linker region that joins the N- and C-domains of DnaB and induces the formation of 3-fold symmetric rings |
| title_full | DnaG interacts with a linker region that joins the N- and C-domains of DnaB and induces the formation of 3-fold symmetric rings |
| title_fullStr | DnaG interacts with a linker region that joins the N- and C-domains of DnaB and induces the formation of 3-fold symmetric rings |
| title_full_unstemmed | DnaG interacts with a linker region that joins the N- and C-domains of DnaB and induces the formation of 3-fold symmetric rings |
| title_short | DnaG interacts with a linker region that joins the N- and C-domains of DnaB and induces the formation of 3-fold symmetric rings |
| title_sort | dnag interacts with a linker region that joins the n- and c-domains of dnab and induces the formation of 3-fold symmetric rings |
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