Chromosome segregation in Archaea: SegA- and SegB-DNA complex structures provide insights into segrosome assembly.
Nucleic Acids Res
; 49(22): 13150-13164, 2021 12 16.
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ABSTRACT
Genome segregation is a vital process in all organisms. Chromosome partitioning remains obscure in Archaea, the third domain of life. Here, we investigated the SegAB system from Sulfolobus solfataricus. SegA is a ParA Walker-type ATPase and SegB is a site-specific DNA-binding protein. We determined the structures of both proteins and those of SegA-DNA and SegB-DNA complexes. The SegA structure revealed an atypical, novel non-sandwich dimer that binds DNA either in the presence or in the absence of ATP. The SegB structure disclosed a ribbon-helix-helix motif through which the protein binds DNA site specifically. The association of multiple interacting SegB dimers with the DNA results in a higher order chromatin-like structure. The unstructured SegB N-terminus plays an essential catalytic role in stimulating SegA ATPase activity and an architectural regulatory role in segrosome (SegA-SegB-DNA) formation. Electron microscopy results also provide a compact ring-like segrosome structure related to chromosome organization. These findings contribute a novel mechanistic perspective on archaeal chromosome segregation.
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Assunto principal:
Proteínas Arqueais
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DNA Arqueal
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Cromossomos de Archaea
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Segregação de Cromossomos
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Sulfolobus solfataricus
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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En
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article