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Beier DH, Carrocci TJ, van der Feltz C, Tretbar US, Paulson JC, Grabowski N, Hoskins AA. Dynamics of the DEAD-box ATPase Prp5 RecA-like domains provide a conformational switch during spliceosome assembly. Nucleic Acids Res 2020; 47:10842-10851. [PMID: 31712821 PMCID: PMC6846040 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkz765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2018] [Revised: 07/29/2019] [Accepted: 08/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The DEAD-box family of proteins are ATP-dependent, RNA-binding proteins implicated in many aspects of RNA metabolism. Pre-mRNA splicing in eukaryotes requires three DEAD-box ATPases (Prp5, Prp28 and Sub2), the molecular mechanisms of which are poorly understood. Here, we use single molecule FRET (smFRET) to study the conformational dynamics of yeast Prp5. Prp5 is essential for stable association of the U2 snRNP with the intron branch site (BS) sequence during spliceosome assembly. Our data show that the Prp5 RecA-like domains undergo a large conformational rearrangement only in response to binding of both ATP and RNA. Mutations in Prp5 impact the fidelity of BS recognition and change the conformational dynamics of the RecA-like domains. We propose that BS recognition during spliceosome assembly involves a set of coordinated conformational switches among U2 snRNP components. Spontaneous toggling of Prp5 into a stable, open conformation may be important for its release from U2 and to prevent competition between Prp5 re-binding and subsequent steps in spliceosome assembly.
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- David H Beier
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA.,Integrated Program in Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706 USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA.,Integrated Program in Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706 USA
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Harden TT, Herlambang KS, Chamberlain M, Lalanne JB, Wells CD, Li GW, Landick R, Hochschild A, Kondev J, Gelles J. Alternative transcription cycle for bacterial RNA polymerase. Nat Commun 2020; 11:448. [PMID: 31974358 PMCID: PMC6978322 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-14208-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2019] [Accepted: 12/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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RNA polymerases (RNAPs) transcribe genes through a cycle of recruitment to promoter DNA, initiation, elongation, and termination. After termination, RNAP is thought to initiate the next round of transcription by detaching from DNA and rebinding a new promoter. Here we use single-molecule fluorescence microscopy to observe individual RNAP molecules after transcript release at a terminator. Following termination, RNAP almost always remains bound to DNA and sometimes exhibits one-dimensional sliding over thousands of basepairs. Unexpectedly, the DNA-bound RNAP often restarts transcription, usually in reverse direction, thus producing an antisense transcript. Furthermore, we report evidence of this secondary initiation in live cells, using genome-wide RNA sequencing. These findings reveal an alternative transcription cycle that allows RNAP to reinitiate without dissociating from DNA, which is likely to have important implications for gene regulation.
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- Timothy T Harden
- Department of Physics, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 02454, USA
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- Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Blavatnick Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Blavatnick Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Physics, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 02454, USA.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 02454, USA.
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Haraszti RA, Braun JE. Comparative Colocalization Single-Molecule Spectroscopy (CoSMoS) with Multiple RNA Species. Methods Mol Biol 2020; 2113:23-29. [PMID: 32006305 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0278-2_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Colocalization single-molecule spectroscopy (CoSMoS) allows studying RNA-protein complexes in the full complexity of their cellular environment at single-molecule resolution. Conventionally, the interaction between a single RNA species and multiple proteins is monitored in real time. However, comparing interactions of the same proteins with different RNA species in the same cell extract promises unique insights into RNA biology. Here, we describe an approach to monitor multiple RNA species simultaneously to enable direct comparison. This approach represents a technological development to avoid conventional inter-experiment comparisons.
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- Reka A Haraszti
- RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
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Rodgers ML, Woodson SA. Transcription Increases the Cooperativity of Ribonucleoprotein Assembly. Cell 2019; 179:1370-1381.e12. [PMID: 31761536 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2019] [Revised: 10/12/2019] [Accepted: 11/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The synthesis of new ribosomes begins during transcription of the rRNA and is widely assumed to follow an orderly 5' to 3' gradient. To visualize co-transcriptional assembly of ribosomal protein-RNA complexes in real time, we developed a single-molecule platform that simultaneously monitors transcription and protein association with the elongating transcript. Unexpectedly, the early assembly protein uS4 binds newly made pre-16S rRNA only transiently, likely due to non-native folding of the rRNA during transcription. Stable uS4 binding became more probable only in the presence of additional ribosomal proteins that bind upstream and downstream of protein uS4 by allowing productive assembly intermediates to form earlier. We propose that dynamic sampling of elongating RNA by multiple proteins overcomes heterogeneous RNA folding, preventing assembly bottlenecks and initiating assembly within the transcription time window. This may be a common feature of transcription-coupled RNP assembly.
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- Margaret L Rodgers
- T.C. Jenkins Department of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- T.C. Jenkins Department of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
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Yang H, Li H, Liu T. Photobleaching statistics in single-molecule on-/off-time distributions. J Chem Phys 2019; 151:174101. [PMID: 31703494 DOI: 10.1063/1.5126500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The on- and and off-time distributions from fluorescence single-molecule experiments are widely used to extract kinetics parameters with the goal to provide a quantitative description for the molecule's behavior on the ensemble level. Such experiments are inevitably influenced by photobleaching, where the fluorescent probe transitions to a nonemissive state. Yet, it appears that few reports went beyond acknowledging this unavoidable complication; in fact, it has so far been ignored when evaluating off-time distributions. Here, we present a theoretical framework that allows the derivation of analytical equations in which photobleaching kinetics are rigorously incorporated. Unexpectedly, our results indicate that the off-time distribution should be nonexponential even when all the rate processes are single exponential. With the analytical theory understood and demonstrated as easy to implement, such ubiquitous photochemical processes can now be readily included in routine experimental analyses.
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- Haw Yang
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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Cliff L, Chadda R, Robertson JL. Occupancy distributions of membrane proteins in heterogeneous liposome populations. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2019; 1862:183033. [PMID: 31394099 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2019.183033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2019] [Revised: 07/24/2019] [Accepted: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Studies of membrane protein structure and function often rely on reconstituting the protein into lipid bilayers through the formation of liposomes. Many measurements conducted in proteoliposomes, e.g. transport rates, single-molecule dynamics, monomer-oligomer equilibrium, require some understanding of the occupancy statistics of the liposome population for correct interpretation of the results. In homogenous liposomes, this is easy to calculate as the act of protein incorporation can be described by the Poisson distribution. However, in reality, liposomes are heterogeneous, which alters the statistics of occupancy in several ways. Here, we determine the liposome occupancy distribution for membrane protein reconstitution while considering liposome size heterogeneity. We calculate the protein occupancy for a homogenous population of liposomes with radius r = 200 nm, representing an idealization of vesicles extruded through 400 nm pores and compare it to the right-skewed distribution of 400 nm 2:1 POPE:POPG vesicles. As is the case for E. coli polar lipids, this synthetic composition yields a sub-population of small liposomes, 25-30 nm in radius with a long tail of larger vesicles. Previously published microscopy data of the co-localization of the CLC-ec1 Cl-/H+ transporter with liposomes, and vesicle occupancy measurements using functional transport assays, shows agreement with the heterogeneous 2:1 POPE:POPG population. Next, distributions of 100 nm and 30 nm extruded 2:1 POPE:POPG liposomes are measured by cryo-electron microscopy, demonstrating that extrusion through smaller pores does not shift the peak, but reduces polydispersity arising from large liposomes. Single-molecule photobleaching analysis of CLC-ec1-Cy5 shows the 30 nm extruded population increases the 'Poisson-dilution' range, reducing the probability of vesicles with more than one protein at higher protein/lipid densities. These results demonstrate that the occupancy distributions of membrane proteins into vesicles can be accurately predicted in heterogeneous populations with experimental knowledge of the liposome size distribution. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Molecular biophysics of membranes and membrane proteins.
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- Lucy Cliff
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States of America; Department of Chemistry, The University of Bath, Bath, England, UK
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States of America; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States of America; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, United States of America.
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Larsen KP, Choi J, Prabhakar A, Puglisi EV, Puglisi JD. Relating Structure and Dynamics in RNA Biology. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol 2019; 11:11/7/a032474. [PMID: 31262948 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a032474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Recent advances in structural biology methods have enabled a surge in the number of RNA and RNA-protein assembly structures available at atomic or near-atomic resolution. These complexes are often trapped in discrete conformational states that exist along a mechanistic pathway. Single-molecule fluorescence methods provide temporal resolution to elucidate the dynamic mechanisms of processes involving complex RNA and RNA-protein assemblies, but interpretation of such data often requires previous structural knowledge. Here we highlight how single-molecule tools can directly complement structural approaches for two processes--translation and reverse transcription-to provide a dynamic view of molecular function.
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- Kevin P Larsen
- Department of Structural Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305.,Biophysics Program, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305
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- Department of Structural Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305.,Department of Applied Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305
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- Department of Structural Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305.,Biophysics Program, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305
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- Department of Structural Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305
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- Department of Structural Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305
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Huang B, Friedman LJ, Sun M, Gelles J, Street TO. Conformational Cycling within the Closed State of Grp94, an Hsp90-Family Chaperone. J Mol Biol 2019; 431:3312-3323. [PMID: 31202885 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2019.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2019] [Revised: 06/04/2019] [Accepted: 06/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The Hsp90 family of chaperones requires ATP-driven cycling to perform their function. The presence of two bound ATP molecules is known to favor a closed conformation of the Hsp90 dimer. However, the structural and mechanistic consequences of subsequent ATP hydrolysis are poorly understood. Using single-molecule FRET, we discover novel dynamic behavior in the closed state of Grp94, the Hsp90 family member resident in the endoplasmic reticulum. Under ATP turnover conditions, Grp94 populates two distinct closed states, a relatively static ATP/ATP closed state that adopts one conformation, and a dynamic ATP/ADP closed state that can adopt two conformations. We constructed a Grp94 heterodimer with one arm that is catalytically dead, to extend the lifetime of the ATP/ADP state by preventing hydrolysis of the second ATP. This construct shows prolonged periods of cycling between two closed conformations. Our results enable a quantitative description of how ATP hydrolysis influences Grp94, where sequential ATP hydrolysis steps allow Grp94 to transition between closed states with different dynamic and structural properties. This stepwise transitioning of Grp94's dynamic properties may provide a mechanism to propagate structural changes to a bound client protein.
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- Bin Huang
- Department of Biochemistry, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454, USA.
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Stumper SK, Ravi H, Friedman LJ, Mooney RA, Corrêa IR, Gershenson A, Landick R, Gelles J. Delayed inhibition mechanism for secondary channel factor regulation of ribosomal RNA transcription. eLife 2019; 8:40576. [PMID: 30720429 PMCID: PMC7028371 DOI: 10.7554/elife.40576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2018] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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RNA polymerases (RNAPs) contain a conserved ‘secondary channel’ which binds regulatory factors that modulate transcription initiation. In Escherichia coli, the secondary channel factors (SCFs) GreB and DksA both repress ribosomal RNA (rRNA) transcription, but SCF loading and repression mechanisms are unclear. We observed in vitro fluorescently labeled GreB molecules binding to single RNAPs and initiation of individual transcripts from an rRNA promoter. GreB arrived and departed from promoters only in complex with RNAP. GreB did not alter initial RNAP-promoter binding but instead blocked a step after conformational rearrangement of the initial RNAP-promoter complex. Strikingly, GreB-RNAP complexes never initiated at an rRNA promoter; only RNAP molecules arriving at the promoter without bound GreB produced transcript. The data reveal that a model SCF functions by a ‘delayed inhibition’ mechanism and suggest that rRNA promoters are inhibited by GreB/DksA because their short-lived RNAP complexes do not allow sufficient time for SCFs to dissociate.
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- Sarah K Stumper
- Department of Biochemistry, Brandeis University, Waltham, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Brandeis University, Waltham, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Brandeis University, Waltham, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, United States.,Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Brandeis University, Waltham, United States
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Smith CS, Jouravleva K, Huisman M, Jolly SM, Zamore PD, Grunwald D. An automated Bayesian pipeline for rapid analysis of single-molecule binding data. Nat Commun 2019; 10:272. [PMID: 30655518 PMCID: PMC6336789 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-08045-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2018] [Accepted: 12/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Single-molecule binding assays enable the study of how molecular machines assemble and function. Current algorithms can identify and locate individual molecules, but require tedious manual validation of each spot. Moreover, no solution for high-throughput analysis of single-molecule binding data exists. Here, we describe an automated pipeline to analyze single-molecule data over a wide range of experimental conditions. In addition, our method enables state estimation on multivariate Gaussian signals. We validate our approach using simulated data, and benchmark the pipeline by measuring the binding properties of the well-studied, DNA-guided DNA endonuclease, TtAgo, an Argonaute protein from the Eubacterium Thermus thermophilus. We also use the pipeline to extend our understanding of TtAgo by measuring the protein’s binding kinetics at physiological temperatures and for target DNAs containing multiple, adjacent binding sites. Analysis of single-molecule binding assays still requires substantial manual user intervention. Here, the authors present a pipeline for rapid, automated analysis of co-localization single-molecule spectroscopy images, with a modular user interface that can be adjusted to a range of experimental conditions.
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- Carlas S Smith
- RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 368 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA. .,Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PJ, UK.
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- RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 368 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA
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- RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 368 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA
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- RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 368 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA
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- RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 368 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA. .,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 368 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA.
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- RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 368 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA.
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Kaur H, Jamalidinan F, Condon SGF, Senes A, Hoskins AA. Analysis of spliceosome dynamics by maximum likelihood fitting of dwell time distributions. Methods 2018; 153:13-21. [PMID: 30472247 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2018.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2018] [Revised: 11/20/2018] [Accepted: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Colocalization single-molecule methods can provide a wealth of information concerning the ordering and dynamics of biomolecule assembly. These have been used extensively to study the pathways of spliceosome assembly in vitro. Key to these experiments is the measurement of binding times-either the dwell times of a multi-molecular interaction or times in between binding events. By analyzing hundreds of these times, many new insights into the kinetic pathways governing spliceosome assembly have been obtained. Collections of binding times are often plotted as histograms and can be fit to kinetic models using a variety of methods. Here, we describe the use of maximum likelihood methods to fit dwell time distributions without binning. In addition, we discuss several aspects of analyzing these distributions with histograms and pitfalls that can be encountered if improperly binned histograms are used. We have automated several aspects of maximum likelihood fitting of dwell time distributions in the AGATHA software package.
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- Harpreet Kaur
- Department of Biochemistry, 433 Babcock Dr., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, 433 Babcock Dr., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, 433 Babcock Dr., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, 433 Babcock Dr., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, 433 Babcock Dr., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
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Braun JE, Friedman LJ, Gelles J, Moore MJ. Synergistic assembly of human pre-spliceosomes across introns and exons. eLife 2018; 7:37751. [PMID: 29932423 PMCID: PMC6035042 DOI: 10.7554/elife.37751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2018] [Accepted: 06/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Most human genes contain multiple introns, necessitating mechanisms to effectively define exons and ensure their proper connection by spliceosomes. Human spliceosome assembly involves both cross-intron and cross-exon interactions, but how these work together is unclear. We examined in human nuclear extracts dynamic interactions of single pre-mRNA molecules with individual fluorescently tagged spliceosomal subcomplexes to investigate how cross-intron and cross-exon processes jointly promote pre-spliceosome assembly. U1 subcomplex bound to the 5' splice site of an intron acts jointly with U1 bound to the 5' splice site of the next intron to dramatically increase the rate and efficiency by which U2 subcomplex is recruited to the branch site/3' splice site of the upstream intron. The flanking 5' splice sites have greater than additive effects implying distinct mechanisms facilitating U2 recruitment. This synergy of 5' splice sites across introns and exons is likely important in promoting correct and efficient splicing of multi-intron pre-mRNAs. A gene is a segment of DNA that usually carries the information required to build a protein, the molecules responsible for most of life’s processes. This DNA segment is organized in modules, with coding sections separated by portions of non-coding DNA known as introns. When a gene is ‘turned on’, it gets faithfully copied into a molecule of pre-messenger RNA (pre-mRNA), which contains the alternating coding and non-coding modules. Before it can serve as a template to create a protein, this pre-mRNA must be processed and all the introns removed by a structure called the spliceosome. If this delicate process goes wrong, inaccurate protein templates are produced that may be damaging for the cell. Spliceosomes are precise molecular ‘scissors’ that can recognize where a coding module stops and an intron starts, and then make a snip in the pre-mRNA to remove the non-coding sequence. The spliceosome is a complex molecular machine formed of numerous parts – including one known as U1 snRNP – that must come together. When a pre-mRNA has several introns, a spliceosome assembles anew for each of them. Braun et al. designed a new method that allows them to ‘tag’ spliceosomes extracted from a human cell and follow them as they come together. The experiments show that spliceosomes working on different introns in the same pre-mRNA actually help each other out. As one assembles, this helps the spliceosome that processes the neighboring intron to get built. In particular, the U1 snRNPs processing nearby introns collaborate to promote the assembly and activity of the spliceosomes. This teamwork is likely important to guarantee that multiple introns are cut out quickly and accurately.
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- Joerg E Braun
- RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, United States.,Department of Biochemistry, Brandeis University, Waltham, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Brandeis University, Waltham, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Brandeis University, Waltham, United States
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- RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, United States
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Seol Y, Neuman KC. Combined Magnetic Tweezers and Micro-mirror Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscope for Single-Molecule Manipulation and Visualization. Methods Mol Biol 2018; 1665:297-316. [PMID: 28940076 PMCID: PMC5672814 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7271-5_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/18/2023]
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Magnetic tweezers is a versatile yet simple single-molecule manipulation technique that has been used to study a broad range of nucleic acids and nucleic acid-based molecular motors. In this chapter, we combine micro-mirror-based total internal reflection microscopy with a magnetic tweezers instrument, permitting simultaneous single-molecule visualization and mechanical manipulation. We provide a simple method to calibrate the evanescent wave penetration depth via supercoiling of DNA with a fluorescent nanodiamond-labeled magnetic bead and a complementary method employing a surface-immobilized fluorescent nanodiamond.
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- Yeonee Seol
- Laboratory of Single Molecule Biophysics, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Building 50, Room 3517, 50 South Drive, Bethesda, 20892, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Single Molecule Biophysics, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Building 50, Room 3517, 50 South Drive, Bethesda, 20892, MD, USA.
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Zhao G, Gleave ES, Lamers MH. Single-molecule studies contrast ordered DNA replication with stochastic translesion synthesis. eLife 2017; 6:32177. [PMID: 29210356 PMCID: PMC5731819 DOI: 10.7554/elife.32177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2017] [Accepted: 12/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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High fidelity replicative DNA polymerases are unable to synthesize past DNA adducts that result from diverse chemicals, reactive oxygen species or UV light. To bypass these replication blocks, cells utilize specialized translesion DNA polymerases that are intrinsically error prone and associated with mutagenesis, drug resistance, and cancer. How untimely access of translesion polymerases to DNA is prevented is poorly understood. Here we use co-localization single-molecule spectroscopy (CoSMoS) to follow the exchange of the E. coli replicative DNA polymerase Pol IIIcore with the translesion polymerases Pol II and Pol IV. We find that in contrast to the toolbelt model, the replicative and translesion polymerases do not form a stable complex on one clamp but alternate their binding. Furthermore, while the loading of clamp and Pol IIIcore is highly organized, the exchange with the translesion polymerases is stochastic and is not determined by lesion-recognition but instead a concentration-dependent competition between the polymerases.
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- Gengjing Zhao
- MRC laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- MRC laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Lu CH, Chang TT, Cho CC, Lin HC, Li HW. Stable Nuclei of Nucleoprotein Filament and High ssDNA Binding Affinity Contribute to Enhanced RecA E38K Recombinase Activity. Sci Rep 2017; 7:14964. [PMID: 29097773 PMCID: PMC5668366 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-15088-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2017] [Accepted: 10/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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RecA plays central roles in the homologous recombination to repair double-stranded DNA break damage in E. coli. A previously identified recA strain surviving high doses of UV radiation includes a dominant RecA E38K mutation. Using single-molecule experiments, we showed that the RecA E38K variant protein assembles nucleoprotein filaments more rapidly than the wild-type RecA. We also used a single-molecule fluorescence resonance energy transfer (smFRET) experiment to compare the nucleation cluster dynamics of wild-type RecA and RecA E38K mutants on various short ssDNA substrates. At shorter ssDNA, nucleation clusters of RecA E38K form dynamically, while only few were seen in wild-type RecA. RecA E38K also forms stable nuclei by specifically lowering the dissociation rate constant, kd. These observations provide evidence that greater nuclei stability and higher ssDNA binding affinity contribute to the observed enhanced recombination activity of the RecA E38K mutant. Given that assembly of RecA nucleoprotein filaments is the first committed step in recombinational repair processes, enhancement at this step gives rise to a more efficient recombinase.
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- Chih-Hao Lu
- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Zhang Z, Tjian R. Measuring dynamics of eukaryotic transcription initiation: Challenges, insights and opportunities. Transcription 2017; 9:159-165. [PMID: 28920762 PMCID: PMC5927711 DOI: 10.1080/21541264.2017.1363017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Transcription of protein-encoding genes in eukaryotic cells is a dynamically coordinated process. Many of the key transcription regulators contain functionally essential intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs), the dynamic nature of which creates extra challenges to traditional biochemical analyses. Recent advances in single-molecule fluorescence imaging technology have enabled direct visualization of these rapid, complex and dynamic molecular interactions in real time.
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- b Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Li Ka Shing Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences and Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California , Berkeley , CA , USA
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Alhadid Y, Chung S, Lerner E, Taatjes DJ, Borukhov S, Weiss S. Studying transcription initiation by RNA polymerase with diffusion-based single-molecule fluorescence. Protein Sci 2017; 26:1278-1290. [PMID: 28370550 PMCID: PMC5477543 DOI: 10.1002/pro.3160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2016] [Revised: 03/11/2017] [Accepted: 03/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Over the past decade, fluorescence-based single-molecule studies significantly contributed to characterizing the mechanism of RNA polymerase at different steps in transcription, especially in transcription initiation. Transcription by bacterial DNA-dependent RNA polymerase is a multistep process that uses genomic DNA to synthesize complementary RNA molecules. Transcription initiation is a highly regulated step in E. coli, but it has been challenging to study its mechanism because of its stochasticity and complexity. In this review, we describe how single-molecule approaches have contributed to our understanding of transcription and have uncovered mechanistic details that were not observed in conventional assays because of ensemble averaging.
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- Yazan Alhadid
- Interdepartmental Program in Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles, California, 90095
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California, 90095
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California, 90095
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 80303
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- Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, New Jersey, 08084
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- Interdepartmental Program in Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles, California, 90095
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California, 90095
- Molecular Biology Institute (MBI), University of California, Los Angeles, California, 90095
- California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, California, 90095
- Department of Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles, California, 90095
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Zhang Z, English BP, Grimm JB, Kazane SA, Hu W, Tsai A, Inouye C, You C, Piehler J, Schultz PG, Lavis LD, Revyakin A, Tjian R. Rapid dynamics of general transcription factor TFIIB binding during preinitiation complex assembly revealed by single-molecule analysis. Genes Dev 2017; 30:2106-2118. [PMID: 27798851 PMCID: PMC5066616 DOI: 10.1101/gad.285395.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2016] [Accepted: 09/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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In this study, Zhang et al present a single-molecule imaging-based dynamic analysis of human RNA polymerase II preinitiation complex (PIC) assembly. They established an integrated in vitro single-molecule transcription platform reconstituted from highly purified human transcription factors and complemented by live-cell imaging and performed real-time measurements of the hierarchal promoter-specific binding of TFIID, TFIIA, and TFIIB. Transcription of protein-encoding genes in eukaryotic cells requires the coordinated action of multiple general transcription factors (GTFs) and RNA polymerase II (Pol II). A “step-wise” preinitiation complex (PIC) assembly model has been suggested based on conventional ensemble biochemical measurements, in which protein factors bind stably to the promoter DNA sequentially to build a functional PIC. However, recent dynamic measurements in live cells suggest that transcription factors mostly interact with chromatin DNA rather transiently. To gain a clearer dynamic picture of PIC assembly, we established an integrated in vitro single-molecule transcription platform reconstituted from highly purified human transcription factors and complemented it by live-cell imaging. Here we performed real-time measurements of the hierarchal promoter-specific binding of TFIID, TFIIA, and TFIIB. Surprisingly, we found that while promoter binding of TFIID and TFIIA is stable, promoter binding by TFIIB is highly transient and dynamic (with an average residence time of 1.5 sec). Stable TFIIB–promoter association and progression beyond this apparent PIC assembly checkpoint control occurs only in the presence of Pol II–TFIIF. This transient-to-stable transition of TFIIB-binding dynamics has gone undetected previously and underscores the advantages of single-molecule assays for revealing the dynamic nature of complex biological reactions.
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- Zhengjian Zhang
- Transcription Imaging Consortium, Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, Virginia 20147, USA
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- Transcription Imaging Consortium, Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, Virginia 20147, USA
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- Transcription Imaging Consortium, Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, Virginia 20147, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037 USA
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- Transcription Imaging Consortium, Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, Virginia 20147, USA
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- Transcription Imaging Consortium, Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, Virginia 20147, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.,Li Ka Shing Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Osnabrück, 49076 Osnabrück, Germany
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- Department of Biology, University of Osnabrück, 49076 Osnabrück, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037 USA
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- Transcription Imaging Consortium, Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, Virginia 20147, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 9HN, United Kingdom
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- Transcription Imaging Consortium, Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, Virginia 20147, USA.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.,Li Ka Shing Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Judit Randek
- Division of Biotechnology, IFM, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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Ticau S, Friedman LJ, Champasa K, Corrêa IR, Gelles J, Bell SP. Mechanism and timing of Mcm2-7 ring closure during DNA replication origin licensing. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2017; 24:309-315. [PMID: 28191892 PMCID: PMC5336523 DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.3375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2016] [Accepted: 01/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The opening and closing of two ring-shaped Mcm2-7 DNA helicases is necessary to license eukaryotic origins of replication, although the mechanisms controlling these events are unclear. The origin-recognition complex (ORC), Cdc6 and Cdt1 facilitate this process by establishing a topological link between each Mcm2-7 hexamer and origin DNA. Using colocalization single-molecule spectroscopy and single-molecule Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET), we monitored ring opening and closing of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Mcm2-7 during origin licensing. The two Mcm2-7 rings were open during initial DNA association and closed sequentially, concomitant with the release of their associated Cdt1. We observed that ATP hydrolysis by Mcm2-7 was coupled to ring closure and Cdt1 release, and failure to load the first Mcm2-7 prevented recruitment of the second Mcm2-7. Our findings identify key mechanisms controlling the Mcm2-7 DNA-entry gate during origin licensing, and reveal that the two Mcm2-7 complexes are loaded via a coordinated series of events with implications for bidirectional replication initiation and quality control.
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- Simina Ticau
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Dynamics of GreB-RNA polymerase interaction allow a proofreading accessory protein to patrol for transcription complexes needing rescue. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2017; 114:E1081-E1090. [PMID: 28137878 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1616525114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The secondary channel (SC) of multisubunit RNA polymerases (RNAPs) allows access to the active site and is a nexus for the regulation of transcription. Multiple regulatory proteins bind in the SC and reprogram the catalytic activity of RNAP, but the dynamics of these factors' interactions with RNAP and how they function without cross-interference are unclear. In Escherichia coli, GreB is an SC protein that promotes proofreading by transcript cleavage in elongation complexes backtracked by nucleotide misincorporation. Using multiwavelength single-molecule fluorescence microscopy, we observed the dynamics of GreB interactions with elongation complexes. GreB binds to actively elongating complexes at nearly diffusion-limited rates but remains bound for only 0.3-0.5 s, longer than the duration of the nucleotide addition cycle but far shorter than the time needed to synthesize a complete mRNA. Bound GreB inhibits transcript elongation only partially. To test whether GreB preferentially binds backtracked complexes, we reconstituted complexes stabilized in backtracked and nonbacktracked configurations. By verifying the functional state of each molecular complex studied, we could exclude models in which GreB is selectively recruited to backtracked complexes or is ejected from RNAP by catalytic turnover. Instead, GreB binds rapidly and randomly to elongation complexes, patrolling for those requiring nucleolytic rescue, and its short residence time minimizes RNAP inhibition. The results suggest a general mechanism by which SC factors may cooperate to regulate RNAP while minimizing mutual interference.
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Single-Molecule Analysis of Pre-mRNA Splicing with Colocalization Single-Molecule Spectroscopy (CoSMoS). Methods Mol Biol 2017; 1648:27-37. [PMID: 28766287 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7204-3_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Recent development of single-molecule techniques to study pre-mRNA splicing has provided insights into the dynamic nature of the spliceosome. Colocalization single-molecule spectroscopy (CoSMoS) allows following spliceosome assembly in real time at single-molecule resolution in the full complexity of cellular extracts. A detailed protocol of CoSMoS has been published previously (Anderson and Hoskins, Methods Mol Biol 1126:217-241, 2014). Here, we provide an update on the technical advances since the first CoSMoS studies including slide surface treatment, data processing, and representation. We describe various labeling strategies to generate RNA reporters with multiple dyes (or other moieties) at specific locations.
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Leisle L, Chadda R, Lueck JD, Infield DT, Galpin JD, Krishnamani V, Robertson JL, Ahern CA. Cellular encoding of Cy dyes for single-molecule imaging. eLife 2016; 5:e19088. [PMID: 27938668 PMCID: PMC5207767 DOI: 10.7554/elife.19088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2016] [Accepted: 12/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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A general method is described for the site-specific genetic encoding of cyanine dyes as non-canonical amino acids (Cy-ncAAs) into proteins. The approach relies on an improved technique for nonsense suppression with in vitro misacylated orthogonal tRNA. The data show that Cy-ncAAs (based on Cy3 and Cy5) are tolerated by the eukaryotic ribosome in cell-free and whole-cell environments and can be incorporated into soluble and membrane proteins. In the context of the Xenopus laevis oocyte expression system, this technique yields ion channels with encoded Cy-ncAAs that are trafficked to the plasma membrane where they display robust function and distinct fluorescent signals as detected by TIRF microscopy. This is the first demonstration of an encoded cyanine dye as a ncAA in a eukaryotic expression system and opens the door for the analysis of proteins with single-molecule resolution in a cellular environment.
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- Lilia Leisle
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, United States
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, United States
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, United States
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, United States
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, United States
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, United States
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, United States
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, United States
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Chadda R, Robertson JL. Measuring Membrane Protein Dimerization Equilibrium in Lipid Bilayers by Single-Molecule Fluorescence Microscopy. Methods Enzymol 2016; 581:53-82. [PMID: 27793292 PMCID: PMC5568537 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2016.08.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Dimerization of membrane protein interfaces occurs during membrane protein folding and cell receptor signaling. Here, we summarize a method that allows for measurement of equilibrium dimerization reactions of membrane proteins in lipid bilayers, by measuring the Poisson distribution of subunit capture into liposomes by single-molecule photobleaching analysis. This strategy is grounded in the fact that given a comparable labeling efficiency, monomeric or dimeric forms of a membrane protein will give rise to distinctly different photobleaching probability distributions. These methods have been used to verify the dimer stoichiometry of the Fluc F- ion channel and the dimerization equilibrium constant of the ClC-ec1 Cl-/H+ antiporter in lipid bilayers. This approach can be applied to any membrane protein system provided it can be purified, fluorescently labeled in a quantitative manner, and verified to be correctly folded by functional assays, even if the structure is not yet known.
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- R Chadda
- The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States
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- The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States.
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Hansen SR, Rodgers ML, Hoskins AA. Fluorescent Labeling of Proteins in Whole Cell Extracts for Single-Molecule Imaging. Methods Enzymol 2016; 581:83-104. [PMID: 27793294 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2016.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Cellular machines such as the spliceosome and ribosome can be composed of dozens of individual proteins and nucleic acids. Given this complexity, it is not surprising that many cellular activities have not yet been biochemically reconstituted. Such processes are often studied in vitro in whole cell or fractionated lysates. This presents a challenge for obtaining detailed biochemical information when the components being investigated may be only a minor component of the extract and unrelated processes may interfere with the assay. Single-molecule fluorescence microscopy methods allow particular biomolecules to be analyzed even in the complex milieu of a cell extract. This is due to the use of bright fluorophores that emit light at wavelengths at which few cellular components fluoresce, and the development of chemical biology tools for attaching these fluorophores to specific cellular proteins. Here, we describe a protocol for fluorescent labeling of endogenous, SNAP-tagged yeast proteins in whole cell extract. This method allows biochemical reactions to be followed in cell lysates in real time using colocalization single-molecule fluorescence microscopy. Labeled complexes can also be isolated from extract and characterized by SNAP tag single-molecule pull-down (SNAP-SiMPull). These approaches have proven useful for studying complex biological machines such as the spliceosome that cannot yet be reconstituted from purified components.
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- S R Hansen
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States
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- University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States
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- University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States.
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DeHaven AC, Norden IS, Hoskins AA. Lights, camera, action! Capturing the spliceosome and pre-mRNA splicing with single-molecule fluorescence microscopy. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS. RNA 2016; 7:683-701. [PMID: 27198613 PMCID: PMC4990488 DOI: 10.1002/wrna.1358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2016] [Revised: 03/20/2016] [Accepted: 04/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The process of removing intronic sequences from a precursor to messenger RNA (pre-mRNA) to yield a mature mRNA transcript via splicing is an integral step in eukaryotic gene expression. Splicing is carried out by a cellular nanomachine called the spliceosome that is composed of RNA components and dozens of proteins. Despite decades of study, many fundamentals of spliceosome function have remained elusive. Recent developments in single-molecule fluorescence microscopy have afforded new tools to better probe the spliceosome and the complex, dynamic process of splicing by direct observation of single molecules. These cutting-edge technologies enable investigators to monitor the dynamics of specific splicing components, whole spliceosomes, and even cotranscriptional splicing within living cells. WIREs RNA 2016, 7:683-701. doi: 10.1002/wrna.1358 For further resources related to this article, please visit the WIREs website.
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- Alexander C. DeHaven
- Integrated Program in Biochemistry, U. Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706
- Department of Biochemistry, U. Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706
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- Integrated Program in Biochemistry, U. Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706
- Department of Biochemistry, U. Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706
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- Department of Biochemistry, U. Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706
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Chadda R, Krishnamani V, Mersch K, Wong J, Brimberry M, Chadda A, Kolmakova-Partensky L, Friedman LJ, Gelles J, Robertson JL. The dimerization equilibrium of a ClC Cl(-)/H(+) antiporter in lipid bilayers. eLife 2016; 5. [PMID: 27484630 PMCID: PMC5010387 DOI: 10.7554/elife.17438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2016] [Accepted: 07/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Interactions between membrane protein interfaces in lipid bilayers play an important role in membrane protein folding but quantification of the strength of these interactions has been challenging. Studying dimerization of ClC-type transporters offers a new approach to the problem, as individual subunits adopt a stable and functionally verifiable fold that constrains the system to two states - monomer or dimer. Here, we use single-molecule photobleaching analysis to measure the probability of ClC-ec1 subunit capture into liposomes during extrusion of large, multilamellar membranes. The capture statistics describe a monomer to dimer transition that is dependent on the subunit/lipid mole fraction density and follows an equilibrium dimerization isotherm. This allows for the measurement of the free energy of ClC-ec1 dimerization in lipid bilayers, revealing that it is one of the strongest membrane protein complexes measured so far, and introduces it as new type of dimerization model to investigate the physical forces that drive membrane protein association in membranes.
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- Rahul Chadda
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, United States
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, United States
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, United States.,Department of Natural Sciences, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, United States
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Brandeis University, Waltham, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Brandeis University, Waltham, United States
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, United States
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Bacterial RNA polymerase can retain σ70 throughout transcription. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2016; 113:602-7. [PMID: 26733675 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1513899113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Production of a messenger RNA proceeds through sequential stages of transcription initiation and transcript elongation and termination. During each of these stages, RNA polymerase (RNAP) function is regulated by RNAP-associated protein factors. In bacteria, RNAP-associated σ factors are strictly required for promoter recognition and have historically been regarded as dedicated initiation factors. However, the primary σ factor in Escherichia coli, σ(70), can remain associated with RNAP during the transition from initiation to elongation, influencing events that occur after initiation. Quantitative studies on the extent of σ(70) retention have been limited to complexes halted during early elongation. Here, we used multiwavelength single-molecule fluorescence-colocalization microscopy to observe the σ(70)-RNAP complex during initiation from the λ PR' promoter and throughout the elongation of a long (>2,000-nt) transcript. Our results provide direct measurements of the fraction of actively transcribing complexes with bound σ(70) and the kinetics of σ(70) release from actively transcribing complexes. σ(70) release from mature elongation complexes was slow (0.0038 s(-1)); a substantial subpopulation of elongation complexes retained σ(70) throughout transcript elongation, and this fraction depended on the sequence of the initially transcribed region. We also show that elongation complexes containing σ(70) manifest enhanced recognition of a promoter-like pause element positioned hundreds of nucleotides downstream of the promoter. Together, the results provide a quantitative framework for understanding the postinitiation roles of σ(70) during transcription.
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Quantifying the Assembly of Multicomponent Molecular Machines by Single-Molecule Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy. Methods Enzymol 2016; 581:105-145. [PMID: 27793278 PMCID: PMC5403009 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2016.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Large, dynamic macromolecular complexes play essential roles in many cellular processes. Knowing how the components of these complexes associate with one another and undergo structural rearrangements is critical to understanding how they function. Single-molecule total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy is a powerful approach for addressing these fundamental issues. In this article, we first discuss single-molecule TIRF microscopes and strategies to immobilize and fluorescently label macromolecules. We then review the use of single-molecule TIRF microscopy to study the formation of binary macromolecular complexes using one-color imaging and inhibitors. We conclude with a discussion of the use of TIRF microscopy to examine the formation of higher-order (i.e., ternary) complexes using multicolor setups. The focus throughout this article is on experimental design, controls, data acquisition, and data analysis. We hope that single-molecule TIRF microscopy, which has largely been the province of specialists, will soon become as common in the tool box of biophysicists and biochemists as structural approaches have become today.
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Molecular scribes in the spotlight: Methods for illuminating Bacterial and Archaeal transcription. Methods 2015; 86:1-3. [PMID: 26192471 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2015.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Salomon WE, Jolly SM, Moore MJ, Zamore PD, Serebrov V. Single-Molecule Imaging Reveals that Argonaute Reshapes the Binding Properties of Its Nucleic Acid Guides. Cell 2015; 162:84-95. [PMID: 26140592 PMCID: PMC4503223 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2015.06.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 190] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2014] [Revised: 04/01/2015] [Accepted: 06/09/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
Argonaute proteins repress gene expression and defend against foreign nucleic acids using short RNAs or DNAs to specify the correct target RNA or DNA sequence. We have developed single-molecule methods to analyze target binding and cleavage mediated by the Argonaute:guide complex, RISC. We find that both eukaryotic and prokaryotic Argonaute proteins reshape the fundamental properties of RNA:RNA, RNA:DNA, and DNA:DNA hybridization—a small RNA or DNA bound to Argonaute as a guide no longer follows the well-established rules by which oligonucleotides find, bind, and dissociate from complementary nucleic acid sequences. Argonautes distinguish substrates from targets with similar complementarity. Mouse AGO2, for example, binds tighter to miRNA targets than its RNAi cleavage product, even though the cleaved product contains more base pairs. By re-writing the rules for nucleic acid hybridization, Argonautes allow oligonucleotides to serve as specificity determinants with thermodynamic and kinetic properties more typical of RNA-binding proteins than of RNA or DNA.
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Affiliation(s)
- William E Salomon
- RNA Therapeutics Institute, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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- RNA Therapeutics Institute, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
| | - Melissa J Moore
- RNA Therapeutics Institute, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
| | - Phillip D Zamore
- RNA Therapeutics Institute, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
| | - Victor Serebrov
- RNA Therapeutics Institute, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
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