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The DEXH protein product of the DHX36 gene is the major source of tetramolecular quadruplex G4-DNA resolving activity in HeLa cell lysates.
Vaughn, James P; Creacy, Steven D; Routh, Eric D; Joyner-Butt, Christi; Jenkins, G Scott; Pauli, Sandra; Nagamine, Yoshikuni; Akman, Steven A.
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  • Vaughn JP; Department of Cancer Biology and the Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA.
J Biol Chem ; 280(46): 38117-20, 2005 Nov 18.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16150737
G4-DNA is a highly stable alternative DNA structure that can form spontaneously in guanine-rich regions of single-stranded DNA under physiological conditions. Since a number of biological processes create such single-stranded regions, G4-DNA occurrence must be regulated. To date, resolution of tetramolecular G4-DNA into single strands (G4-resolvase activity) has been observed only in recombinant RecQ DNA helicases. We previously reported that human cell lysates possess tetramolecular G4-DNA resolving activity (Harrington, C., Lan, Y., and Akman, S. (1997) J. Biol Chem. 272, 24631-24636). Here we report the first complete purification of a major non-RecQ, NTP-dependent G4-DNA resolving enzyme from human cell lysates. This enzyme is identified as the DEXH helicase product of gene DHX36 (also known as RHAU). G4-DNA resolving activity was captured from HeLa cell lysates on G4-DNA affinity beads and further purified by gel filtration chromatography. The DHX36 gene product was identified by mass spectrometric sequencing of a tryptic digest from the protein band on SDS-PAGE associated with activity. DHX36 was cloned within a His(6)-tagging vector, expressed, and purified from Escherichia coli. Inhibition and substrate resolution assays showed that recombinant DHX36 protein displayed robust, highly specific G4-DNA resolving activity. Immunodepletion of HeLa lysates by a monoclonal antibody to the DHX36 product removed ca. 77% of the enzyme from lysates and reduced G4-DNA resolving activity to 46.0 +/- 0.4% of control, demonstrating that DHX36 protein is responsible for the majority of tetramolecular G4-DNA resolvase activity.
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: DNA Helicases / RNA Helicases / Recombinases Limite: Humans Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2005 Tipo de documento: Article
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: DNA Helicases / RNA Helicases / Recombinases Limite: Humans Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2005 Tipo de documento: Article