A RecA mutant, RecA(730), suppresses the recombination deficiency of the RecBC(1004)D-chi* interaction in vitro and in vivo.
J Mol Biol
; 365(5): 1314-25, 2007 Feb 02.
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ABSTRACT
In Escherichia coli, homologous recombination initiated at double-stranded DNA breaks requires the RecBCD enzyme, a multifunctional heterotrimeric complex that possesses processive helicase and exonuclease activities. Upon encountering the DNA regulatory sequence, chi, the enzymatic properties of RecBCD enzyme are altered. Its helicase activity is reduced, the 3'-->5'nuclease activity is attenuated, the 5'-->3' nuclease activity is up-regulated, and it manifests an ability to load RecA protein onto single-stranded DNA. The net result of these changes is the production of a highly recombinogenic structure known as the presynaptic filament. Previously, we found that the recC1004 mutation alters chi-recognition so that this mutant enzyme recognizes an altered chi sequence, chi*, which comprises seven of the original nucleotides in chi, plus four novel nucleotides. Although some consequences of this mutant enzyme-mutant chi interaction could be detected in vivo and in vitro, stimulation of recombination in vivo could not. To resolve this seemingly contradictory observation, we examined the behavior of a RecA mutant, RecA(730), that displays enhanced biochemical activity in vitro and possesses suppressor function in vivo. We show that the recombination deficiency of the RecBC(1004)D-chi* interaction can be overcome by the enhanced ability of RecA(730) to assemble on single-stranded DNA in vitro and in vivo. These data are consistent with findings showing that the loading of RecA protein by RecBCD is necessary in vivo, and they show that RecA proteins with enhanced single-stranded DNA-binding capacity can partially bypass the need for RecBCD-mediated loading.
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Assunto principal:
Recombinases Rec A
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Recombinação Genética
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Sequências Reguladoras de Ácido Nucleico
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Exodesoxirribonuclease V
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Escherichia coli
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Proteínas Mutantes
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En
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J Mol Biol
Ano de publicação:
2007
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Article
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Estados Unidos