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Kumar A, Rajaram H. Insights into the presence of multiple RecQ helicases in the ancient cyanobacterium, Nostoc sp. strain PCC7120: bioinformatics and expression analysis approach. Mol Genet Genomics 2023; 298:37-47. [PMID: 36264383 DOI: 10.1007/s00438-022-01963-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 10/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Owing to their crucial role in genome maintenance, RecQ helicases are ubiquitous and present across organisms. Though the multiplicity of RecQ helicases is well known in higher organisms, it is rare among bacteria. The ancient cyanobacterium Nostoc sp. strain PCC7120 was found to have three annotated RecQ helicases. This study aims at understanding its structural differences and evolution through bioinformatics approach and functionality through expression analysis studies. Nostoc RecQ helicases were found to be transcriptionally regulated by LexA and DNA damage inducing stresses. Bioinformatic analysis revealed that all three RecQ helicases of Nostoc possess helicases_C and Zn+2-binding domains. Two of the helicases (AnRecQ and AnRecQ2) lacked the complete RQC and HRDC domains, and AnRecQ2 had an additional Phosphoribosyl transferase domain (Pribosyltran), also seen in RecQ-like helicase (RqlH) protein of Mycobacterium smegmatis. AnRecQ1, which was similar to most bacterial RecQ helicases, differed in having a long C-terminal tail. STRING analysis revealed that the proteins also differed in their predicted protein interactome. Phylogenetic analysis suggested that the multiple recQ genes may have been acquired through duplication and acquisition of additional domains from the smallest of the RecQ helicases (AnRecQ) to cater multiple functions required to deal with the harsh environmental conditions. In course of evolution, however, the multiplicity was lost with the modern-day bacteria and lower eukaryotes which retained fewer RecQ helicases, while further duplication of the acquired RECQ occurred in higher animals and plants to deal with cellular complexity.
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- Arvind Kumar
- Cyanobacterial Stress Biology and Biotechnology Section, Molecular Biology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, Trombay, 400085, India
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- Cyanobacterial Stress Biology and Biotechnology Section, Molecular Biology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, Trombay, 400085, India. .,Homi Bhabha National Institute, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai, 400094, India.
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Inhibition of E. coli RecQ Helicase Activity by Structurally Distinct DNA Lesions: Structure-Function Relationships. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232415654. [PMID: 36555294 PMCID: PMC9779537 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232415654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2022] [Revised: 11/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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DNA helicase unwinding activity can be inhibited by small molecules and by covalently bound DNA lesions. Little is known about the relationships between the structural features of DNA lesions and their impact on unwinding rates and processivities. Employing E.coli RecQ helicase as a model system, and various conformationally defined DNA lesions, the unwinding rate constants kobs = kU + kD, and processivities P = (kU/(kU + kD) were determined (kU, unwinding rate constant; kD, helicase-DNA dissociation rate constant). The highest kobs values were observed in the case of intercalated benzo[a]pyrene (BP)-derived adenine adducts, while kobs values of guanine adducts with minor groove or base-displaced intercalated adduct conformations were ~10-20 times smaller. Full unwinding was observed in each case with the processivity P = 1.0 (100% unwinding). The kobs values of the non-bulky lesions T(6-4)T, CPD cyclobutane thymine dimers, and a guanine oxidation product, spiroiminodihydantoin (Sp), are up to 20 times greater than some of the bulky adduct values; their unwinding efficiencies are strongly inhibited with processivities P = 0.11 (CPD), 0.062 (T(6-4)T), and 0.63 (Sp). These latter observations can be accounted for by correlated decreases in unwinding rate constants and enhancements in the helicase DNA complex dissociation rate constants.
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Gao B, Zheng YT, Su AM, Sun B, Xi XG, Hou XM. Remodeling the conformational dynamics of I-motif DNA by helicases in ATP-independent mode at acidic environment. iScience 2022; 25:103575. [PMID: 34988409 PMCID: PMC8704484 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.103575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Revised: 10/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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I-motifs are noncanonical four-stranded DNA structures formed by C-rich sequences at acidic environment with critical biofunctions. The particular pH sensitivity has inspired the development of i-motifs as pH sensors and DNA motors in nanotechnology. However, the folding and regulation mechanisms of i-motifs remain elusive. Here, using single-molecule FRET, we first show that i-motifs are more dynamic than G4s. Impressively, i-motifs display a high diversity of six folding species with slow interconversion. Further results indicate that i-motifs can be linearized by Replication protein A. More importantly, we identified a number of helicases with high specificity to i-motifs at low pH. All these helicases directly act on and efficiently resolve i-motifs into intermediates independent of ATP, although they poorly unwind G4 or duplex at low pH. Owing to the extreme sensitivity to helicases and no need for ATP, i-motif may be applied as a probe for helicase sensing both in vitro and in vivo.
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- Bo Gao
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas and College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas and College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas and College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas and College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
- LBPA, Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas and College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
- Corresponding author
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Lu KY, Xin BG, Zhang T, Liu NN, Li D, Rety S, Xi XG. Structural study of the function of Candida Albicans Pif1. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2021; 567:190-194. [PMID: 34166917 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2021.06.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Pif1 helicases, conserved in eukaryotes, are involved in maintaining genome stability in both the nucleus and mitochondria. Here, we report the crystal structure of a truncated Candida Albicans Pif1 (CaPif1368-883) in complex with ssDNA and an ATP analog. Our results show that the Q-motif is responsible for identifying adenine bases, and CaPif1 preferentially utilizes ATP/dATP during dsDNA unwinding. Although CaPif1 shares structural similarities with Saccharomyces cerevisiae Pif1, CaPif1 can contact the thymidine bases of DNA by hydrogen bonds, whereas ScPif1 cannot. More importantly, the crosslinking and mutant experiments have demonstrated that the conformational change of domain 2B is necessary for CaPif1 to unwind dsDNA. These findings contribute to further the understanding of the unwinding mechanism of Pif1.
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- Ke-Yu Lu
- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- Univ. Lyon, ENS de Lyon, Univ. Claude Bernard, CNRS UMR 5239, INSERM U1210, LBMC, 46 allée d'Italie Site Jacques Monod, F-69007, Lyon, France
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China; LBPA, Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Université Paris Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
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Yokota H. Roles of the C-Terminal Amino Acids of Non-Hexameric Helicases: Insights from Escherichia coli UvrD. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22031018. [PMID: 33498436 PMCID: PMC7864180 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22031018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 01/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Helicases are nucleic acid-unwinding enzymes that are involved in the maintenance of genome integrity. Several parts of the amino acid sequences of helicases are very similar, and these quite well-conserved amino acid sequences are termed “helicase motifs”. Previous studies by X-ray crystallography and single-molecule measurements have suggested a common underlying mechanism for their function. These studies indicate the role of the helicase motifs in unwinding nucleic acids. In contrast, the sequence and length of the C-terminal amino acids of helicases are highly variable. In this paper, I review past and recent studies that proposed helicase mechanisms and studies that investigated the roles of the C-terminal amino acids on helicase and dimerization activities, primarily on the non-hexermeric Escherichia coli (E. coli) UvrD helicase. Then, I center on my recent study of single-molecule direct visualization of a UvrD mutant lacking the C-terminal 40 amino acids (UvrDΔ40C) used in studies proposing the monomer helicase model. The study demonstrated that multiple UvrDΔ40C molecules jointly participated in DNA unwinding, presumably by forming an oligomer. Thus, the single-molecule observation addressed how the C-terminal amino acids affect the number of helicases bound to DNA, oligomerization, and unwinding activity, which can be applied to other helicases.
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- Hiroaki Yokota
- Biophotonics Laboratory, The Graduate School for the Creation of New Photonics Industries, 1955-1, Kurematsu-cho, Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 431-1202, Japan
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Teng FY, Wang TT, Guo HL, Xin BG, Sun B, Dou SX, Xi XG, Hou XM. The HRDC domain oppositely modulates the unwinding activity of E. coli RecQ helicase on duplex DNA and G-quadruplex. J Biol Chem 2020; 295:17646-17658. [PMID: 33454004 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra120.015492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Revised: 10/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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RecQ family helicases are highly conserved from bacteria to humans and have essential roles in maintaining genome stability. Mutations in three human RecQ helicases cause severe diseases with the main features of premature aging and cancer predisposition. Most RecQ helicases shared a conserved domain arrangement which comprises a helicase core, an RecQ C-terminal domain, and an auxiliary element helicase and RNaseD C-terminal (HRDC) domain, the functions of which are poorly understood. In this study, we systematically characterized the roles of the HRDC domain in E. coli RecQ in various DNA transactions by single-molecule FRET. We found that RecQ repetitively unwinds the 3'-partial duplex and fork DNA with a moderate processivity and periodically patrols on the ssDNA in the 5'-partial duplex by translocation. The HRDC domain significantly suppresses RecQ activities in the above transactions. In sharp contrast, the HRDC domain is essential for the deep and long-time unfolding of the G4 DNA structure by RecQ. Based on the observations that the HRDC domain dynamically switches between RecA core- and ssDNA-binding modes after RecQ association with DNA, we proposed a model to explain the modulation mechanism of the HRDC domain. Our findings not only provide new insights into the activities of RecQ on different substrates but also highlight the novel functions of the HRDC domain in DNA metabolisms.
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- Fang-Yuan Teng
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas and College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China; Experimental Medicine Center, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China; Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, and Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases Key Laboratory of Luzhou, and Sichuan Clinical Research Center for Nephropathy, and Academician (Expert) Workstation of Sichuan Province, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas and College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas and College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas and College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Shanghai Tech University, Shanghai, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Laboratory of Soft Matter Physics Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas and College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China; LBPA, Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas and College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China.
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Bagchi D, Manosas M, Zhang W, Manthei KA, Hodeib S, Ducos B, Keck JL, Croquette V. Single molecule kinetics uncover roles for E. coli RecQ DNA helicase domains and interaction with SSB. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 46:8500-8515. [PMID: 30053104 PMCID: PMC6144805 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gky647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Accepted: 07/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Most RecQ DNA helicases share a conserved domain arrangement that mediates their activities in genomic stability. This arrangement comprises a helicase motor domain, a RecQ C-terminal (RecQ-C) region including a winged-helix (WH) domain, and a ‘Helicase and RNase D C-terminal’ (HRDC) domain. Single-molecule real-time translocation and DNA unwinding by full-length Escherichia coli RecQ and variants lacking either the HRDC or both the WH and HRDC domains was analyzed. RecQ operated under two interconvertible kinetic modes, ‘slow’ and ‘normal’, as it unwound duplex DNA and translocated on single-stranded (ss) DNA. Consistent with a crystal structure of bacterial RecQ bound to ssDNA by base stacking, abasic sites blocked RecQ unwinding. Removal of the HRDC domain eliminates the slow mode while preserving the normal mode of activity. Unexpectedly, a RecQ variant lacking both the WH and HRDC domains retains weak helicase activity. The inclusion of E. coli ssDNA-binding protein (SSB) induces a third ‘fast’ unwinding mode four times faster than the normal RecQ mode and enhances the overall helicase activity (affinity, rate, and processivity). SSB stimulation was, furthermore, observed in the RecQ deletion variants, including the variant missing the WH domain. Our results support a model in which RecQ and SSB have multiple interacting modes.
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- Debjani Bagchi
- Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat - 390002, India
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- Departament de Física de la Materia Condensada, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona 08028, Spain.,CIBER-BBN de Bioingenieria, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina, Instituto de Sanidad Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratoire de physique statistique, Département de physique de l'ENS, École normale supérieure, PSL Research University, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, CNRS, 75005 Paris, France. IBENS, Département de biologie, École normale supérieure, CNRS, INSERM, PSL Research University, 75005 Paris, France
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, WI 53706-1532, USA
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- Laboratoire de physique statistique, Département de physique de l'ENS, École normale supérieure, PSL Research University, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, CNRS, 75005 Paris, France. IBENS, Département de biologie, École normale supérieure, CNRS, INSERM, PSL Research University, 75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de physique statistique, Département de physique de l'ENS, École normale supérieure, PSL Research University, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, CNRS, 75005 Paris, France. IBENS, Département de biologie, École normale supérieure, CNRS, INSERM, PSL Research University, 75005 Paris, France
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, WI 53706-1532, USA
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- Laboratoire de physique statistique, Département de physique de l'ENS, École normale supérieure, PSL Research University, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, CNRS, 75005 Paris, France. IBENS, Département de biologie, École normale supérieure, CNRS, INSERM, PSL Research University, 75005 Paris, France
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Weaver GM, Mettrick KA, Corocher TA, Graham A, Grainge I. Replication fork collapse at a protein-DNA roadblock leads to fork reversal, promoted by the RecQ helicase. Mol Microbiol 2018; 111:455-472. [PMID: 30466158 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.14166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Proteins that bind DNA are the cause of the majority of impediments to replication fork progression and can lead to subsequent collapse of the replication fork. Failure to deal with fork collapse efficiently leads to mutation or cell death. Several models have been proposed for how a cell processes a stalled or collapsed replication fork; eukaryotes and bacteria are not dissimilar in terms of the general pathways undertaken to deal with these events. This study shows that replication fork regression, the combination of replication fork reversal leading to formation of a Holliday Junction along with exonuclease digestion, is the preferred pathway for dealing with a collapsed fork in Escherichia coli. Direct endo-nuclease activity at the replication fork was not observed. The protein that had the greatest effect on these fork processing events was the RecQ helicase, while RecG and RuvABC, which have previously been implicated in this process, were found to play a lesser role. Eukaryotic RecQ homologues, BLM and WRN, have also been implicated in processing events following replication fork collapse and may reflect a conserved mechanism. Finally, the SOS response was not induced by the protein-DNA roadblock under these conditions, so did not affect fork processing.
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- Georgia M Weaver
- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
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Ma JB, Jia Q, Xu CH, Li JH, Huang XY, Ma DF, Li M, Xi XG, Lu Y. Asynchrony of Base-Pair Breaking and Nucleotide Releasing of Helicases in DNA Unwinding. J Phys Chem B 2018; 122:5790-5796. [PMID: 29733603 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.8b01470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Helicases harness the energy of nucleotide triphosphate hydrolysis to unwind double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) in discrete steps. In spite of intensive studies, the mechanism of stepping is still poorly understood. Here, we applied single-molecule fluorescent resonant energy transfer to characterize the stepping of two nonring helicases, Escherichia coli RecQ ( E. coli RecQ) and Saccharomyces cerevisiae Pif1 (ScPif1). Our data showed that when forked dsDNA with free overhangs are used as substrates, both E. coli RecQ and ScPif1 unwind the dsDNA in nonuniform steps that distribute over broad ranges. When tension is exerted on the overhangs, the overall profile of the step-size distribution of ScPif1 is narrowed, whereas that of E. coli RecQ remains unchanged. Moreover, the measured step sizes of the both helicases concentrate on integral multiples of a half base pair. We propose a universal stepping mechanism, in which a helicase breaks one base pair at a time and sequesters the nascent nucleotides and then releases them after a random number of base-pair breaking events. The mechanism can interpret the observed unwinding patterns quantitatively and provides a general view of the helicase activity.
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- Jian-Bing Ma
- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Physics, Institute of Physics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , China.,School of Physical Sciences , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Physics, Institute of Physics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , China.,School of Physical Sciences , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Physics, Institute of Physics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Physics, Institute of Physics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Physics, Institute of Physics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , China.,School of Physical Sciences , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Physics, Institute of Physics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , China.,School of Physical Sciences , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Physics, Institute of Physics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , China.,School of Physical Sciences , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- College of Life Sciences , Northwest A&F University , Yangling 712100 , Shaanxi , China.,LBPA, ENS de Cachan , CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay , Cachan F-94235 , France
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Physics, Institute of Physics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , China
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Dynamics of DNA unwinding by helicases with frequent backward steps. Math Biosci 2017; 294:33-45. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2017.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2016] [Revised: 10/02/2017] [Accepted: 10/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Mills M, Harami GM, Seol Y, Gyimesi M, Martina M, Kovács ZJ, Kovács M, Neuman KC. RecQ helicase triggers a binding mode change in the SSB-DNA complex to efficiently initiate DNA unwinding. Nucleic Acids Res 2017; 45:11878-11890. [PMID: 29059328 PMCID: PMC5714189 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkx939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2017] [Revised: 09/29/2017] [Accepted: 10/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
The single-stranded DNA binding protein (SSB) of Escherichia coli plays essential roles in maintaining genome integrity by sequestering ssDNA and mediating DNA processing pathways through interactions with DNA-processing enzymes. Despite its DNA-sequestering properties, SSB stimulates the DNA processing activities of some of its binding partners. One example is the genome maintenance protein RecQ helicase. Here, we determine the mechanistic details of the RecQ-SSB interaction using single-molecule magnetic tweezers and rapid kinetic experiments. Our results reveal that the SSB-RecQ interaction changes the binding mode of SSB, thereby allowing RecQ to gain access to ssDNA and facilitating DNA unwinding. Conversely, the interaction of RecQ with the SSB C-terminal tail increases the on-rate of RecQ-DNA binding and has a modest stimulatory effect on the unwinding rate of RecQ. We propose that this bidirectional communication promotes efficient DNA processing and explains how SSB stimulates rather than inhibits RecQ activity.
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- Maria Mills
- Laboratory of Single Molecule Biophysics, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, ELTE-MTA “Momentum” Motor Enzymology Research Group, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány P. s. 1/c, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- Laboratory of Single Molecule Biophysics, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, ELTE-MTA “Momentum” Motor Enzymology Research Group, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány P. s. 1/c, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Biochemistry, ELTE-MTA “Momentum” Motor Enzymology Research Group, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány P. s. 1/c, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Biochemistry, ELTE-MTA “Momentum” Motor Enzymology Research Group, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány P. s. 1/c, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Biochemistry, ELTE-MTA “Momentum” Motor Enzymology Research Group, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány P. s. 1/c, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- Laboratory of Single Molecule Biophysics, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Teng FY, Hou XM, Fan SH, Rety S, Dou SX, Xi XG. Escherichia coli DNA polymerase I can disrupt G-quadruplex structures during DNA replication. FEBS J 2017; 284:4051-4065. [PMID: 28986969 DOI: 10.1111/febs.14290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2017] [Revised: 08/24/2017] [Accepted: 10/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Non-canonical four-stranded G-quadruplex (G4) DNA structures can form in G-rich sequences that are widely distributed throughout the genome. The presence of G4 structures can impair DNA replication by hindering the progress of replicative polymerases (Pols), and failure to resolve these structures can lead to genetic instability. In the present study, we combined different approaches to address the question of whether and how Escherichia coli Pol I resolves G4 obstacles during DNA replication and/or repair. We found that E. coli Pol I-catalyzed DNA synthesis could be arrested by G4 structures at low protein concentrations and the degree of inhibition was strongly dependent on the stability of the G4 structures. Interestingly, at high protein concentrations, E. coli Pol I was able to overcome some kinds of G4 obstacles without the involvement of other molecules and could achieve complete replication of G4 DNA. Mechanistic studies suggested that multiple Pol I proteins might be implicated in G4 unfolding, and the disruption of G4 structures requires energy derived from dNTP hydrolysis. The present work not only reveals an unrealized function of E. coli Pol I, but also presents a possible mechanism by which G4 structures can be resolved during DNA replication and/or repair in E. coli.
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- Fang-Yuan Teng
- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- Univ Lyon, ENS de Lyon, Univ Claude Bernard, CNRS UMR 5239, INSERM U1210, LBMC, Lyon, France
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China.,LBPA, Ecole normale supérieure Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Université Paris Saclay, Cachan, France
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Okoniewski SR, Uyetake L, Perkins TT. Force-activated DNA substrates for probing individual proteins interacting with single-stranded DNA. Nucleic Acids Res 2017; 45:10775-10782. [PMID: 28977580 PMCID: PMC5737210 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkx761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2017] [Accepted: 08/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Single-molecule force spectroscopy provides insight into how proteins bind to and move along DNA. Such studies often embed a single-stranded (ss) DNA region within a longer double-stranded (ds) DNA molecule. Yet, producing these substrates remains laborious and inefficient, particularly when using the traditional three-way hybridization. Here, we developed a force-activated substrate that yields an internal 1000 nucleotide (nt) ssDNA region when pulled partially into the overstretching transition (∼65 pN) by engineering a 50%-GC segment to have no adjacent GC base pairs. Once the template was made, these substrates were efficiently prepared by polymerase chain reaction amplification followed by site-specific nicking. We also generated a more complex structure used in high-resolution helicase studies, a DNA hairpin adjacent to 33 nt of ssDNA. The temporally defined generation of individual hairpin substrates in the presence of RecQ helicase and saturating adenine triphosphate let us deduce that RecQ binds to ssDNA via a near diffusion-limited reaction. More broadly, these substrates enable the precise initiation of an important class of protein–DNA interactions.
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- Stephen R Okoniewski
- JILA, National Institute of Standards and Technology and University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0440, USA.,Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0440, USA
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- JILA, National Institute of Standards and Technology and University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0440, USA
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- JILA, National Institute of Standards and Technology and University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0440, USA.,Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0440, USA
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Zhao J, Zhang B, Jiang J, Liu N, Wei Q, Xi X, Fu J. AvrXa27 binding influences unwinding of the double-stranded DNA in the UPT box. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2017; 484:390-395. [PMID: 28132804 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.01.130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2016] [Accepted: 01/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Transcription-Activator Like (TAL) effectors, delivered by Xanthomonas pathogens bind specifically to UP-regulated by TAL effectors (UPT) box of the host gene promoter to arouse disease or trigger defense response. This type of protein-DNA interaction model has been applied in site-directed genome editing. However, the off-target effects of TAL have severely hindered the development of this promising technology. To better exploit the specific interaction and to deeper understand the TAL-induced host transcription rewiring, the binding between the central repeat region (CRR) of the TAL effector AvrXa27 and its UPT box variants was studied by kinetics analysis and TAL-blocked helicase unwinding assay. The results revealed that while AvrXa27 exhibited the highest affinity to the wild type UPT box, it could also bind to mutated UPT box variants, implying the possibility of non-specific interactions. Furthermore, some of these non-specific combinations restricted the helicase-elicited double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) separation to a greater extent. Our findings provide insight into the mechanism of TAL transcriptional activation and are beneficial to TAL-mediated genome modification.
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- Jing Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas and College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas and College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas and College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas and College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas and College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas and College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas and College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.
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Zhang B, Wu WQ, Liu NN, Duan XL, Li M, Dou SX, Hou XM, Xi XG. G-quadruplex and G-rich sequence stimulate Pif1p-catalyzed downstream duplex DNA unwinding through reducing waiting time at ss/dsDNA junction. Nucleic Acids Res 2016; 44:8385-94. [PMID: 27471032 PMCID: PMC5041479 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2016] [Accepted: 07/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Alternative DNA structures that deviate from B-form double-stranded DNA such as G-quadruplex (G4) DNA can be formed by G-rich sequences that are widely distributed throughout the human genome. We have previously shown that Pif1p not only unfolds G4, but also unwinds the downstream duplex DNA in a G4-stimulated manner. In the present study, we further characterized the G4-stimulated duplex DNA unwinding phenomenon by means of single-molecule fluorescence resonance energy transfer. It was found that Pif1p did not unwind the partial duplex DNA immediately after unfolding the upstream G4 structure, but rather, it would dwell at the ss/dsDNA junction with a 'waiting time'. Further studies revealed that the waiting time was in fact related to a protein dimerization process that was sensitive to ssDNA sequence and would become rapid if the sequence is G-rich. Furthermore, we identified that the G-rich sequence, as the G4 structure, equally stimulates duplex DNA unwinding. The present work sheds new light on the molecular mechanism by which G4-unwinding helicase Pif1p resolves physiological G4/duplex DNA structures in cells.
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- Bo Zhang
- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China Laboratoire de Biologie et Pharmacologie Appliquée, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 61 Avenue du Président Wilson, 94235 Cachan, France
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Mechanistic insight into cadmium-induced inactivation of the Bloom protein. Sci Rep 2016; 6:26225. [PMID: 27194376 PMCID: PMC4872126 DOI: 10.1038/srep26225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2015] [Accepted: 04/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Cadmium is a toxic metal that inactivates DNA-repair proteins via multiple mechanisms, including zinc substitution. In this study, we investigated the effect of Cd(2+) on the Bloom protein (BLM), a DNA-repair helicase carrying a zinc-binding domain (ZBD) and playing a critical role to ensure genomic stability. One characteristics of BLM-deficient cells is the elevated rate of sister chromatid exchanges, a phenomenon that is also induced by Cd(2+). Here, we show that Cd(2+) strongly inhibits both ATPase and helicase activities of BLM. Cd(2+) primarily prevents BLM-DNA interaction via its binding to sulfhydryl groups of solvent-exposed cysteine residues and, concomitantly, promotes the formation of large BLM multimers/aggregates. In contrast to previously described Cd(2+) effects on other zinc-containing DNA-repair proteins, the ZBD appears to play a minor role in the Cd(2+)-mediated inhibition. While the Cd(2+)-dependent formation of inactive multimers and the defect of DNA-binding were fully reversible upon addition of EDTA, the inhibition of the DNA unwinding activity was not counteracted by EDTA, indicating another mechanism of inhibition by Cd(2+) relative to the targeting of a catalytic residue. Altogether, our results provide new clues for understanding the mechanism behind the ZBD-independent inactivation of BLM by Cd(2+) leading to accumulation of DNA double-strand breaks.
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Xie P. Dynamics of monomeric and hexameric helicases. Biophys Chem 2016; 211:49-58. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2016.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2015] [Revised: 02/11/2016] [Accepted: 02/12/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Single-molecule visualization of RecQ helicase reveals DNA melting, nucleation, and assembly are required for processive DNA unwinding. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2015; 112:E6852-61. [PMID: 26540728 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1518028112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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DNA helicases are motor proteins that unwind double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) to reveal single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) needed for many biological processes. The RecQ helicase is involved in repairing damage caused by DNA breaks and stalled replication forks via homologous recombination. Here, the helicase activity of RecQ was visualized on single molecules of DNA using a fluorescent sensor that directly detects ssDNA. By monitoring the formation and progression of individual unwinding forks, we observed that both the frequency of initiation and the rate of unwinding are highly dependent on RecQ concentration. We establish that unwinding forks can initiate internally by melting dsDNA and can proceed in both directions at up to 40-60 bp/s. The findings suggest that initiation requires a RecQ dimer, and that continued processive unwinding of several kilobases involves multiple monomers at the DNA unwinding fork. We propose a distinctive model wherein RecQ melts dsDNA internally to initiate unwinding and subsequently assembles at the fork into a distribution of multimeric species, each encompassing a broad distribution of rates, to unwind DNA. These studies define the species that promote resection of DNA, proofreading of homologous pairing, and migration of Holliday junctions, and they suggest that various functional forms of RecQ can be assembled that unwind at rates tailored to the diverse biological functions of RecQ helicase.
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Liu NN, Duan XL, Ai X, Yang YT, Li M, Dou SX, Rety S, Deprez E, Xi XG. The Bacteroides sp. 3_1_23 Pif1 protein is a multifunctional helicase. Nucleic Acids Res 2015; 43:8942-54. [PMID: 26384418 PMCID: PMC4605326 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2015] [Accepted: 09/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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ScPif1 DNA helicase is the prototypical member of a 5′-to-3′ helicase superfamily conserved from bacteria to human and plays various roles in the maintenance of genomic homeostasis. While many studies have been performed with eukaryotic Pif1 helicases, including yeast and human Pif1 proteins, the potential functions and biochemical properties of prokaryotic Pif1 helicases remain largely unknown. Here, we report the expression, purification and biochemical analysis of Pif1 helicase from Bacteroides sp. 3_1_23 (BsPif1). BsPif1 binds to a large panel of DNA substrates and, in particular, efficiently unwinds partial duplex DNAs with 5′-overhang, fork-like substrates, D-loop and flap-like substrates, suggesting that BsPif1 may act at stalled DNA replication forks and enhance Okazaki fragment maturation. Like its eukaryotic homologues, BsPif1 resolves R-loop structures and unwinds DNA–RNA hybrids. Furthermore, BsPif1 efficiently unfolds G-quadruplexes and disrupts nucleoprotein complexes. Altogether, these results highlight that prokaryotic Pif1 helicases may resolve common issues that arise during DNA transactions. Interestingly, we found that BsPif1 is different from yeast Pif1, but resembles more human Pif1 with regard to substrate specificity, helicase activity and mode of action. These findings are discussed in the context of the possible functions of prokaryotic Pif1 helicases in vivo.
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- Na-Nv Liu
- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Physics, International Associated Laboratory of CNRS-Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Physics, International Associated Laboratory of CNRS-Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Institut de Biochimie et Chimie des protéines, CNRS UMR5086, 7 passage du Vercors, 69367 Lyon Cedex 07, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie et Pharmacologie Appliquée, ENS Cachan, CNRS UMR8113, IDA FR3242, F-94235 Cachan, France
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China Laboratoire de Biologie et Pharmacologie Appliquée, ENS Cachan, CNRS UMR8113, IDA FR3242, F-94235 Cachan, France
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Xie P. A unified model of nucleic acid unwinding by the ribosome and the hexameric and monomeric DNA helicases. J Theor Biol 2015; 380:359-66. [PMID: 26092375 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2015.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2015] [Accepted: 06/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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DNA helicases are enzymes that use the chemical energy to separate DNA duplex into their single-stranded forms. The ribosome, which catalyzes the translation of messenger RNAs (mRNAs) into proteins, can also unwind mRNA duplex. According to their structures, the DNA helicases can fall broadly into hexameric and monomeric forms. A puzzling issue for the monomeric helicases is that although they have similar structures, in vitro biochemical data showed convincingly that in the monomeric forms some have very weak DNA unwinding activities, some have relatively high unwinding activities while others have high unwinding activities. However, in the dimeric or oligomeric forms all of them have high unwinding activities. In addition, in the monomeric forms all of them can translocate efficiently along the single-stranded DNA (ssDNA). Here, we propose a model of the translocation along the ssDNA and DNA unwinding by the monomeric helicases, providing a consistent explanation of these in vitro experimental data. Moreover, by comparing the present model for the monomeric helicases with the model for the hexameric helicases and that for the ribosome which were proposed before, a unified model of nucleic acid unwinding by the three enzymes is proposed.
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- Ping Xie
- Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Physics and Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
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Harami GM, Nagy NT, Martina M, Neuman KC, Kovács M. The HRDC domain of E. coli RecQ helicase controls single-stranded DNA translocation and double-stranded DNA unwinding rates without affecting mechanoenzymatic coupling. Sci Rep 2015; 5:11091. [PMID: 26067769 PMCID: PMC4464074 DOI: 10.1038/srep11091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2015] [Accepted: 05/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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DNA-restructuring activities of RecQ-family helicases play key roles in genome maintenance. These activities, driven by two tandem RecA-like core domains, are thought to be controlled by accessory DNA-binding elements including the helicase-and-RnaseD-C-terminal (HRDC) domain. The HRDC domain of human Bloom’s syndrome (BLM) helicase was shown to interact with the RecA core, raising the possibility that it may affect the coupling between ATP hydrolysis, translocation along single-stranded (ss)DNA and/or unwinding of double-stranded (ds)DNA. Here, we determined how these activities are affected by the abolition of the ssDNA interaction of the HRDC domain or the deletion of the entire domain in E. coli RecQ helicase. Our data show that the HRDC domain suppresses the rate of DNA-activated ATPase activity in parallel with those of ssDNA translocation and dsDNA unwinding, regardless of the ssDNA binding capability of this domain. The HRDC domain does not affect either the processivity of ssDNA translocation or the tight coupling between the ATPase, translocation, and unwinding activities. Thus, the mechanochemical coupling of E. coli RecQ appears to be independent of HRDC-ssDNA and HRDC-RecA core interactions, which may play roles in more specialized functions of the enzyme.
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- Gábor M Harami
- Department of Biochemistry, ELTE-MTA "Momentum" Motor Enzymology Research Group, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány P. s. 1/c, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Biochemistry, ELTE-MTA "Momentum" Motor Enzymology Research Group, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány P. s. 1/c, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Biochemistry, ELTE-MTA "Momentum" Motor Enzymology Research Group, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány P. s. 1/c, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of
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- Department of Biochemistry, ELTE-MTA "Momentum" Motor Enzymology Research Group, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány P. s. 1/c, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary
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Duan XL, Liu NN, Yang YT, Li HH, Li M, Dou SX, Xi XG. G-quadruplexes significantly stimulate Pif1 helicase-catalyzed duplex DNA unwinding. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:7722-35. [PMID: 25627683 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.628008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The evolutionarily conserved G-quadruplexes (G4s) are faithfully inherited and serve a variety of cellular functions such as telomere maintenance, gene regulation, DNA replication initiation, and epigenetic regulation. Different from the Watson-Crick base-pairing found in duplex DNA, G4s are formed via Hoogsteen base pairing and are very stable and compact DNA structures. Failure of untangling them in the cell impedes DNA-based transactions and leads to genome instability. Cells have evolved highly specific helicases to resolve G4 structures. We used a recombinant nuclear form of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Pif1 to characterize Pif1-mediated DNA unwinding with a substrate mimicking an ongoing lagging strand synthesis stalled by G4s, which resembles a replication origin and a G4-structured flap in Okazaki fragment maturation. We find that the presence of G4 may greatly stimulate the Pif1 helicase to unwind duplex DNA. Further studies reveal that this stimulation results from G4-enhanced Pif1 dimerization, which is required for duplex DNA unwinding. This finding provides new insights into the properties and functions of G4s. We discuss the observed activation phenomenon in relation to the possible regulatory role of G4s in the rapid rescue of the stalled lagging strand synthesis by helping the replicator recognize and activate the replication origin as well as by quickly removing the G4-structured flap during Okazaki fragment maturation.
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- Xiao-Lei Duan
- From the College of Life Sciences, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- From the College of Life Sciences, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- From the College of Life Sciences, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- From the College of Life Sciences, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- the CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Physics, International Associated Laboratory of CNRS-Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China, and
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- the CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Physics, International Associated Laboratory of CNRS-Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China, and
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- From the College of Life Sciences, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China, the Laboratoire de Biologie et Pharmacologie Appliquée, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan, CNRS, 61 Avenue du Président Wilson, 94235 Cachan, France
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Characterization of biochemical properties of Bacillus subtilis RecQ helicase. J Bacteriol 2014; 196:4216-28. [PMID: 25246477 DOI: 10.1128/jb.06367-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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RecQ family helicases function as safeguards of the genome. Unlike Escherichia coli, the Gram-positive Bacillus subtilis bacterium possesses two RecQ-like homologues, RecQ[Bs] and RecS, which are required for the repair of DNA double-strand breaks. RecQ[Bs] also binds to the forked DNA to ensure a smooth progression of the cell cycle. Here we present the first biochemical analysis of recombinant RecQ[Bs]. RecQ[Bs] binds weakly to single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) and blunt-ended double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) but strongly to forked dsDNA. The protein exhibits a DNA-stimulated ATPase activity and ATP- and Mg(2+)-dependent DNA helicase activity with a 3' → 5' polarity. Molecular modeling shows that RecQ[Bs] shares high sequence and structure similarity with E. coli RecQ. Surprisingly, RecQ[Bs] resembles the truncated Saccharomyces cerevisiae Sgs1 and human RecQ helicases more than RecQ[Ec] with regard to its enzymatic activities. Specifically, RecQ[Bs] unwinds forked dsDNA and DNA duplexes with a 3'-overhang but is inactive on blunt-ended dsDNA and 5'-overhung duplexes. Interestingly, RecQ[Bs] unwinds blunt-ended DNA with structural features, including nicks, gaps, 5'-flaps, Kappa joints, synthetic replication forks, and Holliday junctions. We discuss these findings in the context of RecQ[Bs]'s possible functions in preserving genomic stability.
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Guzmán C, Šolman M, Ligabue A, Blaževitš O, Andrade DM, Reymond L, Eggeling C, Abankwa D. The efficacy of Raf kinase recruitment to the GTPase H-ras depends on H-ras membrane conformer-specific nanoclustering. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:9519-33. [PMID: 24569991 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.537001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Solution structures and biochemical data have provided a wealth of mechanistic insight into Ras GTPases. However, information on how much the membrane organization of these lipid-modified proteins impacts on their signaling is still scarce. Ras proteins are organized into membrane nanoclusters, which are necessary for Ras-MAPK signaling. Using quantitative conventional and super-resolution fluorescence methods, as well as mathematical modeling, we investigated nanoclustering of H-ras helix α4 and hypervariable region mutants that have different bona fide conformations on the membrane. By following the emergence of conformer-specific nanoclusters in the plasma membrane of mammalian cells, we found that conformers impart distinct nanoclustering responses depending on the cytoplasmic levels of the nanocluster scaffold galectin-1. Computational modeling revealed that complexes containing H-ras conformers and galectin-1 affect both the number and lifetime of nanoclusters and thus determine the specific Raf effector recruitment. Our results show that mutations in Ras can affect its nanoclustering response and thus allosterically effector recruitment and downstream signaling. We postulate that cancer- and developmental disease-linked mutations that are associated with the Ras membrane conformation may exhibit so far unrecognized Ras nanoclustering and therefore signaling alterations.
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- Camilo Guzmán
- From the Turku Centre for Biotechnology, Åbo Akademi University, Tykistökatu 6B, 20520 Turku, Finland
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Spies M. Two steps forward, one step back: determining XPD helicase mechanism by single-molecule fluorescence and high-resolution optical tweezers. DNA Repair (Amst) 2014; 20:58-70. [PMID: 24560558 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2014.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2013] [Revised: 12/31/2013] [Accepted: 01/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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XPD-like helicases constitute a prominent DNA helicase family critical for many aspects of genome maintenance. These enzymes share a unique structural feature, an auxiliary domain stabilized by an iron-sulphur (FeS) cluster, and a 5'-3' polarity of DNA translocation and duplex unwinding. Biochemical analyses alongside two single-molecule approaches, total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy and high-resolution optical tweezers, have shown how the unique structural features of XPD helicase and its specific patterns of substrate interactions tune the helicase for its specific cellular function and shape its molecular mechanism. The FeS domain forms a duplex separation wedge and contributes to an extended DNA binding site. Interactions within this site position the helicase in an orientation to unwind the duplex, control the helicase rate, and verify the integrity of the translocating strand. Consistent with its cellular role, processivity of XPD is limited and is defined by an idiosyncratic stepping kinetics. DNA duplex separation occurs in single base pair steps punctuated by frequent backward steps and conformational rearrangements of the protein-DNA complex. As such, the helicase in isolation mainly stabilizes spontaneous base pair opening and exhibits a limited ability to unwind stable DNA duplexes. The presence of a cognate ssDNA binding protein converts XPD into a vigorous helicase by destabilizing the upstream dsDNA as well as by trapping the unwound strands. Remarkably, the two proteins can co-exist on the same DNA strand without competing for binding. The current model of the XPD unwinding mechanism will be discussed along with possible modifications to this mechanism by the helicase interacting partners and unique features of such bio-medically important XPD-like helicases as FANCJ (BACH1), RTEL1 and CHLR1 (DDX11).
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- Maria Spies
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, IA 52242, United States.
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Kocsis ZS, Sarlós K, Harami GM, Martina M, Kovács M. A nucleotide-dependent and HRDC domain-dependent structural transition in DNA-bound RecQ helicase. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:5938-49. [PMID: 24403069 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.530741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The allosteric communication between the ATP- and DNA-binding sites of RecQ helicases enables efficient coupling of ATP hydrolysis to translocation along single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) and, in turn, the restructuring of multistranded DNA substrates during genome maintenance processes. In this study, we used the tryptophan fluorescence signal of Escherichia coli RecQ helicase to decipher the kinetic mechanism of the interaction of the enzyme with ssDNA. Rapid kinetic experiments revealed that ssDNA binding occurs in a two-step mechanism in which the initial binding step is followed by a structural transition of the DNA-bound helicase. We found that the nucleotide state of RecQ greatly influences the kinetics of the detected structural transition, which leads to a high affinity DNA-clamped state in the presence of the nucleotide analog ADP-AlF4. The DNA binding mechanism is largely independent of ssDNA length, indicating the independent binding of RecQ molecules to ssDNA and the lack of significant DNA end effects. The structural transition of DNA-bound RecQ was not detected when the ssDNA binding capability of the helicase-RNase D C-terminal domain was abolished or the domain was deleted. The results shed light on the nature of conformational changes leading to processive ssDNA translocation and multistranded DNA processing by RecQ helicases.
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- Zsuzsa S Kocsis
- From the Department of Biochemistry, ELTE-MTA "Momentum" Motor Enzymology Research Group, Eötvös University, Pázmány P. s. 1/c, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary
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Vasquez KM, Wang G. The yin and yang of repair mechanisms in DNA structure-induced genetic instability. Mutat Res 2013; 743-744:118-131. [PMID: 23219604 PMCID: PMC3661696 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2012.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2012] [Revised: 11/21/2012] [Accepted: 11/24/2012] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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DNA can adopt a variety of secondary structures that deviate from the canonical Watson-Crick B-DNA form. More than 10 types of non-canonical or non-B DNA secondary structures have been characterized, and the sequences that have the capacity to adopt such structures are very abundant in the human genome. Non-B DNA structures have been implicated in many important biological processes and can serve as sources of genetic instability, implicating them in disease and evolution. Non-B DNA conformations interact with a wide variety of proteins involved in replication, transcription, DNA repair, and chromatin architectural regulation. In this review, we will focus on the interactions of DNA repair proteins with non-B DNA and their roles in genetic instability, as the proteins and DNA involved in such interactions may represent plausible targets for selective therapeutic intervention.
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- Karen M Vasquez
- Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, Dell Pediatric Research Institute, 1400 Barbara Jordan Blvd. R1800, Austin, TX 78723, United States.
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- Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, Dell Pediatric Research Institute, 1400 Barbara Jordan Blvd. R1800, Austin, TX 78723, United States
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Galletto R, Tomko EJ. Translocation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Pif1 helicase monomers on single-stranded DNA. Nucleic Acids Res 2013; 41:4613-27. [PMID: 23446274 PMCID: PMC3632115 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkt117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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In Saccharomyces cerevisiae Pif1 participates in a wide variety of DNA metabolic pathways both in the nucleus and in mitochondria. The ability of Pif1 to hydrolyse ATP and catalyse unwinding of duplex nucleic acid is proposed to be at the core of its functions. We recently showed that upon binding to DNA Pif1 dimerizes and we proposed that a dimer of Pif1 might be the species poised to catalysed DNA unwinding. In this work we show that monomers of Pif1 are able to translocate on single-stranded DNA with 5′ to 3′ directionality. We provide evidence that the translocation activity of Pif1 could be used in activities other than unwinding, possibly to displace proteins from ssDNA. Moreover, we show that monomers of Pif1 retain some unwinding activity although a dimer is clearly a better helicase, suggesting that regulation of the oligomeric state of Pif1 could play a role in its functioning as a helicase or a translocase. Finally, although we show that Pif1 can translocate on ssDNA, the translocation profiles suggest the presence on ssDNA of two populations of Pif1, both able to translocate with 5′ to 3′ directionality.
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- Roberto Galletto
- 252 McDonnell Science Building, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University, School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, MS8231, Saint Louis, MO 63110,
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Parisse P, Vindigni A, Scoles G, Casalis L. In Vitro Enzyme Comparative Kinetics: Unwinding of Surface-Bound DNA Nanostructures by RecQ and RecQ1. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS 2012; 3:3532-7. [PMID: 26290984 DOI: 10.1021/jz3018682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- Pietro Parisse
- Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., s.s.14 km163,5 in Area Science Park, Trieste
34149, Italy
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- Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., s.s.14 km163,5 in Area Science Park, Trieste
34149, Italy
- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Padriciano
99, Trieste 34149, Italy
- Department of Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63104, United States
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- Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., s.s.14 km163,5 in Area Science Park, Trieste
34149, Italy
- Department of Biological and
Medical Science, University of Udine, Ospedale
della Misericordia, Udine 33100, Italy
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- Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., s.s.14 km163,5 in Area Science Park, Trieste
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Xu YN, Bazeille N, Ding XY, Lu XM, Wang PY, Bugnard E, Grondin V, Dou SX, Xi XG. Multimeric BLM is dissociated upon ATP hydrolysis and functions as monomers in resolving DNA structures. Nucleic Acids Res 2012; 40:9802-14. [PMID: 22885301 PMCID: PMC3479192 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gks728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Bloom (BLM) syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by an increased risk for many types of cancers. Previous studies have shown that BLM protein forms a hexameric ring structure, but its oligomeric form in DNA unwinding is still not well clarified. In this work, we have used dynamic light scattering and various stopped-flow assays to study the active form and kinetic mechanism of BLM in DNA unwinding. It was found that BLM multimers were dissociated upon ATP hydrolysis. Steady-state and single-turnover kinetic studies revealed that BLM helicase always unwound duplex DNA in the monomeric form under conditions of varying enzyme and ATP concentrations as well as 3'-ssDNA tail lengths, with no sign of oligomerization being discerned. Measurements of ATPase activity further indicated that BLM helicase might still function as monomers in resolving highly structured DNAs such as Holliday junctions and D-loops. These results shed new light on the underlying mechanism of BLM-mediated DNA unwinding and on the molecular and functional basis for the phenotype of heterozygous carriers of BLM syndrome.
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- Ya-Nan Xu
- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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RecQ helicase translocates along single-stranded DNA with a moderate processivity and tight mechanochemical coupling. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012; 109:9804-9. [PMID: 22665805 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1114468109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Maintenance of genome integrity is the major biological role of RecQ-family helicases via their participation in homologous recombination (HR)-mediated DNA repair processes. RecQ helicases exert their functions by using the free energy of ATP hydrolysis for mechanical movement along DNA tracks (translocation). In addition to the importance of translocation per se in recombination processes, knowledge of its mechanism is necessary for the understanding of more complex translocation-based activities, including nucleoprotein displacement, strand separation (unwinding), and branch migration. Here, we report the key properties of the ssDNA translocation mechanism of Escherichia coli RecQ helicase, the prototype of the RecQ family. We monitored the pre-steady-state kinetics of ATP hydrolysis by RecQ and the dissociation of the enzyme from ssDNA during single-round translocation. We also gained information on the translocation mechanism from the ssDNA length dependence of the steady-state ssDNA-activated ATPase activity. We show that RecQ occludes 18 ± 2 nt on ssDNA during translocation. The hydrolysis of ATP is noncooperative in the presence of ssDNA, indicating that RecQ active sites work independently during translocation. In the applied conditions, the enzyme hydrolyzes 35 ± 4 ATP molecules per second during ssDNA translocation. RecQ translocates at a moderate processivity, with a mean run length of 100-320 nt on ssDNA. The determined tight mechanochemical coupling of 1.1 ± 0.2 ATP consumed per nucleotide traveled indicates an inchworm-type mechanism.
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Suhasini AN, Sommers JA, Yu S, Wu Y, Xu T, Kelman Z, Kaplan DL, Brosh RM. DNA repair and replication fork helicases are differentially affected by alkyl phosphotriester lesion. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:19188-98. [PMID: 22500020 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.352757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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DNA helicases are directly responsible for catalytically unwinding duplex DNA in an ATP-dependent and directionally specific manner and play essential roles in cellular nucleic acid metabolism. It has been conventionally thought that DNA helicases are inhibited by bulky covalent DNA adducts in a strand-specific manner. However, the effects of highly stable alkyl phosphotriester (PTE) lesions that are induced by chemical mutagens and refractory to DNA repair have not been previously studied for their effects on helicases. In this study, DNA repair and replication helicases were examined for unwinding a forked duplex DNA substrate harboring a single isopropyl PTE specifically positioned in the helicase-translocating or -nontranslocating strand within the double-stranded region. A comparison of SF2 helicases (RecQ, RECQ1, WRN, BLM, FANCJ, and ChlR1) with a SF1 DNA repair helicase (UvrD) and two replicative helicases (MCM and DnaB) demonstrates unique differences in the effect of the PTE on the DNA unwinding reactions catalyzed by these enzymes. All of the SF2 helicases tested were inhibited by the PTE lesion, whereas UvrD and the replication fork helicases were fully tolerant of the isopropyl backbone modification, irrespective of strand. Sequestration studies demonstrated that RECQ1 helicase was trapped by the PTE lesion only when it resided in the helicase-translocating strand. Our results are discussed in light of the current models for DNA unwinding by helicases that are likely to encounter sugar phosphate backbone damage during biological DNA transactions.
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- Avvaru N Suhasini
- Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology, NIA, National Institutes of Health, NIH Biomedical Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
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Rad B, Kowalczykowski SC. Translocation of E. coli RecQ helicase on single-stranded DNA. Biochemistry 2012; 51:2921-9. [PMID: 22409300 DOI: 10.1021/bi3000676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A member of the SF2 family of helicases, Escherichia coli RecQ, is involved in the recombination and repair of double-stranded DNA breaks and single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) gaps. Although the unwinding activity of this helicase has been studied biochemically, the mechanism of translocation remains unclear. To this end, using ssDNA of varying lengths, the steady-state ATP hydrolysis activity of RecQ was analyzed. We find that the rate of ATP hydrolysis increases with DNA length, reaching a maximum specific activity of 38 ± 2 ATP/RecQ/s. Analysis of the rate of ATP hydrolysis as a function of DNA length implies that the helicase has a processivity of 19 ± 6 nucleotides on ssDNA and that RecQ requires a minimal translocation site size of 10 ± 1 nucleotides. Using the T4 phage encoded gene 32 protein (G32P), which binds ssDNA cooperatively, to decrease the lengths of ssDNA gaps available for translocation, we observe a decrease in the rate of ATP hydrolysis activity that is related to lattice occupancy. Analysis of the activity in terms of the average gap sizes available to RecQ on the ssDNA coated with G32P indicates that RecQ translocates on ssDNA on average 46 ± 11 nucleotides before dissociating. Moreover, when bound to ssDNA, RecQ hydrolyzes ATP in a cooperative fashion, with a Hill coefficient of 2.1 ± 0.6, suggesting that at least a dimer is required for translocation on ssDNA. We present a kinetic model for translocation by RecQ on ssDNA based on this characterization.
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- Behzad Rad
- Department of Microbiology, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Graduate Group in Biophysics, University of California, Davis, Davis, California 95616-8665, United States
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Ordonez H, Unciuleac M, Shuman S. Mycobacterium smegmatis RqlH defines a novel clade of bacterial RecQ-like DNA helicases with ATP-dependent 3'-5' translocase and duplex unwinding activities. Nucleic Acids Res 2012; 40:4604-14. [PMID: 22287622 PMCID: PMC3378886 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gks046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The Escherichia coli RecQ DNA helicase participates in a pathway of DNA repair that operates in parallel to the recombination pathway driven by the multisubunit helicase–nuclease machine RecBCD. The model mycobacterium Mycobacterium smegmatis executes homologous recombination in the absence of its helicase–nuclease machine AdnAB, though it lacks a homolog of E. coli RecQ. Here, we identify and characterize M. smegmatis RqlH, a RecQ-like helicase with a distinctive domain structure. The 691-amino acid RqlH polypeptide consists of a RecQ-like ATPase domain (amino acids 1–346) and tetracysteine zinc-binding domain (amino acids 435–499), separated by an RqlH-specific linker. RqlH lacks the C-terminal HRDC domain found in E. coli RecQ. Rather, the RqlH C-domain resembles bacterial ComF proteins and includes a phosphoribosyltransferase-like module. We show that RqlH is a DNA-dependent ATPase/dATPase that translocates 3′–5′ on single-stranded DNA and has 3′–5′ helicase activity. These functions inhere to RqlH-(1–505), a monomeric motor unit comprising the ATPase, linker and zinc-binding domains. RqlH homologs are distributed widely among bacterial taxa. The mycobacteria that encode RqlH lack a classical RecQ, though many other Actinobacteria have both RqlH and RecQ. Whereas E. coli K12 encodes RecQ but lacks a homolog of RqlH, other strains of E. coli have both RqlH and RecQ.
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- Heather Ordonez
- Molecular Biology Program, Sloan-Kettering Institute, NY 10065, USA
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The RecQ helicases are conserved from bacteria to humans and play a critical role in genome stability. In humans, loss of RecQ gene function is associated with cancer predisposition and/or premature aging. Recent experiments have shown that the RecQ helicases function during distinct steps during DNA repair; DNA end resection, displacement-loop (D-loop) processing, branch migration, and resolution of double Holliday junctions (dHJs). RecQ function in these different processing steps has important implications for its role in repair of double-strand breaks (DSBs) that occur during DNA replication and meiosis, as well as at specific genomic loci such as telomeres.
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- Kara A Bernstein
- Columbia University Medical Center, Department of Genetics & Development, New York, New York 10032, USA.
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Lucic B, Zhang Y, King O, Mendoza-Maldonado R, Berti M, Niesen FH, Burgess-Brown NA, Pike ACW, Cooper CDO, Gileadi O, Vindigni A. A prominent β-hairpin structure in the winged-helix domain of RECQ1 is required for DNA unwinding and oligomer formation. Nucleic Acids Res 2010; 39:1703-17. [PMID: 21059676 PMCID: PMC3061051 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkq1031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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RecQ helicases have attracted considerable interest in recent years due to their role in the suppression of genome instability and human diseases. These atypical helicases exert their function by resolving a number of highly specific DNA structures. The crystal structure of a truncated catalytic core of the human RECQ1 helicase (RECQ149–616) shows a prominent β-hairpin, with an aromatic residue (Y564) at the tip, located in the C-terminal winged-helix domain. Here, we show that the β-hairpin is required for the DNA unwinding and Holliday junction (HJ) resolution activity of full-length RECQ1, confirming that it represents an important determinant for the distinct substrate specificity of the five human RecQ helicases. In addition, we found that the β-hairpin is required for dimer formation in RECQ149–616 and tetramer formation in full-length RECQ1. We confirmed the presence of stable RECQ149–616 dimers in solution and demonstrated that dimer formation favours DNA unwinding; even though RECQ1 monomers are still active. Tetramers are instead necessary for more specialized activities such as HJ resolution and strand annealing. Interestingly, two independent protein–protein contacts are required for tetramer formation, one involves the β-hairpin and the other the N-terminus of RECQ1, suggesting a non-hierarchical mechanism of tetramer assembly.
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- Bojana Lucic
- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Padriciano 99, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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Dou SX, Xi XG. Fluorometric assays for characterizing DNA helicases. Methods 2010; 51:295-302. [PMID: 20451616 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2010.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2010] [Accepted: 04/30/2010] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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DNA helicases belong to an important class of motor proteins and are involved in almost all aspects of DNA metabolism. They hydrolyze NTP to translocate along ssDNA and unwind dsDNA by relying on chemical to physical energy transfer processes that are achieved via nucleotide-state-dependent conformational changes. For understanding the mechanisms by which helicases unwind DNA as well as their cellular functions, various properties of helicases need to be characterized. For these purposes, many assays have been developed, among which fluorometric assays are in the majority. Fluorometric assays are generally simple, direct and convenient to perform. Here we introduce several frequently used fluorometric assays for determining the basic properties of DNA helicases such as equilibrium ATP and DNA binding, kinetics of dissociation from DNA substrate and kinetics of DNA unwinding. Problems that may be encountered in experiments and possible ways to circumvent them are discussed.
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- Shuo-Xing Dou
- Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Physics and Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
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Yang Y, Dou SX, Xu YN, Bazeille N, Wang PY, Rigolet P, Xu HQ, Xi XG. Kinetic mechanism of DNA unwinding by the BLM helicase core and molecular basis for its low processivity. Biochemistry 2010; 49:656-68. [PMID: 20028084 DOI: 10.1021/bi901459c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bloom's syndrome (BS) is a rare human autosomal recessive disorder characterized by a strong predisposition to a wide range of cancers commonly affecting the general population. Understanding the functioning mechanism of the BLM protein may provide the opportunity to develop new effective therapy strategies. In this work, we studied the DNA unwinding kinetic mechanism of the helicase core of the BLM protein using various stopped-flow assays. We show that the helicase core of BLM unwinds duplex DNA as monomers even under conditions strongly favoring oligomerization. An unwinding rate of approximately 20 steps per second and a step size of 1 bp have been determined. We have observed that the helicase has a very low processivity. From dissociation and inhibition experiments, we have found that during its ATP hydrolysis cycle in DNA unwinding the helicase tends to dissociate from the DNA substrate in the ADP state. The experimental results imply that the BLM helicase core may unwind duplex DNA in an inchworm manner.
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- Ye Yang
- Laboratory of Soft Matter Physics, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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Pan BY, Dou SX, Yang Y, Xu YN, Bugnard E, Ding XY, Zhang L, Wang PY, Li M, Xi XG. Mutual inhibition of RecQ molecules in DNA unwinding. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:15884-93. [PMID: 20233727 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.104299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Helicases make conformational changes and mechanical movements through hydrolysis of NTP to unwind duplex DNA (or RNA). Most helicases require a single-stranded overhang for loading onto the duplex DNA substrates. Some helicases have been observed to exhibit an enhanced unwinding efficiency with increasing length of the single-stranded DNA tail both by preventing reannealing of the unwound DNA and by compensating for premature dissociation of the leading monomers. Here we report a previously unknown mutual inhibition of neighboring monomers in DNA unwinding by the monomeric Escherichia coli RecQ helicase. With single molecule fluorescence resonance energy transfer microscopy, we observed that the unwinding initiation of RecQ at saturating concentrations was more delayed for a long rather than a short tailed DNA. In stopped-flow kinetic studies under both single and multiple turnover conditions, the unwinding efficiency decreased with increasing enzyme concentration for long tailed substrates. In addition, preincubation of RecQ and DNA in the presence of 5'-adenylyl-beta,gamma-imidodiphosphate was observed to alleviate the inhibition. We propose that the mutual inhibition effect results from a forced closure of cleft between the two RecA-like domains of a leading monomer by a trailing one, hence the forward movements of both monomers are stalled by prohibition of ATP binding to the leading one. This effect represents direct evidence for the relative movements of the two RecA-like domains of RecQ in DNA unwinding. It may occur for all superfamily I and II helicases possessing two RecA-like domains.
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- Bing-Yi Pan
- From the Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Physics and Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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Gyimesi M, Sarlós K, Kovács M. Processive translocation mechanism of the human Bloom's syndrome helicase along single-stranded DNA. Nucleic Acids Res 2010; 38:4404-14. [PMID: 20211839 PMCID: PMC2910040 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkq145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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BLM, one of the human RecQ helicases, plays a fundamental role in homologous recombination-based error-free DNA repair pathways, which require its translocation and DNA unwinding activities. Although translocation is essential in vivo during DNA repair processes and it provides a framework for more complex activities of helicases, including strand separation and nucleoprotein displacement, its mechanism has not been resolved for any human DNA helicase. Here, we present a quantitative model for the translocation of a monomeric form of BLM along ssDNA. We show that BLM performs translocation at a low adenosine triphosphate (ATP) coupling ratio (1 ATP consumed/1 nucleotide traveled) and moderate processivity (with a mean number of 50 nucleotides traveled in a single run). We also show that the rate-limiting step of the translocation cycle is a transition between two ADP-bound enzyme states. Via opening of the helicase core, this structural change may drive the stepping of BLM along the DNA track by a directed inchworm mechanism. The data also support the conclusion that BLM performs double-stranded DNA unwinding by fully active duplex destabilization.
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- Máté Gyimesi
- Department of Biochemistry, Eötvös University, Pázmány P. s. 1/c, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary
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Xi XG, Deprez E. Monitoring helicase-catalyzed DNA unwinding by fluorescence anisotropy and fluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopy. Methods 2010; 51:289-94. [PMID: 20219681 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2010.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2010] [Revised: 02/23/2010] [Accepted: 02/24/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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In order to elucidate molecular mechanism of helicases, we have developed two new rapid and sensitive fluorescence assays to measure helicase-mediated DNA unwinding. The fluorescence anisotropy (FA) assay takes the advantage of the substantial change in fluorescence polarization upon helicase binding to DNA and DNA unwinding. The extent of depolarization depends on the rate of tumbling of the fluorescently labeled DNA molecule, which decreases with increasing size. This assay therefore can simultaneously monitor the DNA binding of helicase and the subsequent helicase-catalyzed DNA unwinding in real-time. For size limitation reasons, the FA approach is more suitable for single-turnover kinetic studies. A fluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopy method (FCCS) is also described for measuring DNA unwinding. This assay is based on the degree of concomitant diffusion of the two complementary DNA strands in a small excitation volume, each labeled by a different color. The decrease in the amplitude of the cross-correlation signal is then directly related to the unwinding activity. By contrast with FA, the FCCS-based assay can be used to measure the unwinding activity under both single- and multiple-turnover conditions, with no limitation related to the size of the DNA strands constituting the DNA substrate. These methods used together have proven to be useful for studying molecular mechanism underlying efficient motor function of helicases. Here, we describe the theoretical basis and framework of FA and FCCS and some practical implications for measuring DNA binding and unwinding. We discuss sample preparation and potential troubleshooting. Special attention is paid to instrumentation, data acquisition and analysis.
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- Xu Guang Xi
- Laboratoire de Stress Génotoxiques et Cancer, CNRS UMR3348, Institut Curie-Section de Recherche, Centre Universitaire, Bat 110, 91405 Orsay, France.
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Li N, Henry E, Guiot E, Rigolet P, Brochon JC, Xi XG, Deprez E. Multiple Escherichia coli RecQ helicase monomers cooperate to unwind long DNA substrates: a fluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopy study. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:6922-36. [PMID: 20048388 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.069286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The RecQ family helicases catalyze the DNA unwinding reaction in an ATP hydrolysis-dependent manner. We investigated the mechanism of DNA unwinding by the Escherichia coli RecQ helicase using a new sensitive helicase assay based on fluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopy (FCCS) with two-photon excitation. The FCCS-based assay can be used to measure the unwinding activity under both single and multiple turnover conditions with no limitation related to the size of the DNA strands constituting the DNA substrate. We found that the monomeric helicase was sufficient to perform the unwinding of short DNA substrates. However, a significant increase in the activity was observed using longer DNA substrates, under single turnover conditions, originating from the simultaneous binding of multiple helicase monomers to the same DNA molecule. This functional cooperativity was strongly dependent on several factors, including DNA substrate length, the number and size of single-stranded 3'-tails, and the temperature. Regarding the latter parameter, a strong cooperativity was observed at 37 degrees C, whereas only modest or no cooperativity was observed at 25 degrees C regardless of the nature of the DNA substrate. Consistently, the functional cooperativity was found to be tightly associated with a cooperative DNA binding mode. We also showed that the cooperative binding of helicase to the DNA substrate indirectly accounts for the sigmoidal dependence of unwinding activity on ATP concentration, which also occurs only at 37 degrees C but not at 25 degrees C. Finally, we further examined the influences of spontaneous DNA rehybridization (after helicase translocation) and the single-stranded DNA binding property of helicase on the unwinding activity as detected in the FCCS assay.
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- Na Li
- Laboratoire de Biologie et Pharmacologie Appliquées, CNRS UMR8113, Ecole Normale Supérieure Cachan, Institut d'Alembert, 61 Avenue du Président Wilson, 94235 Cachan, France
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Vindigni A, Hickson ID. RecQ helicases: multiple structures for multiple functions? HFSP JOURNAL 2009; 3:153-64. [PMID: 19949442 DOI: 10.2976/1.3079540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2009] [Accepted: 01/20/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Approximately 1% of the open reading frames in the human genome encode proteins that function as DNA or RNA helicases. These enzymes act in all aspects of nucleic acid metabolism where the complementary strands of DNA:DNA or DNA:RNA duplexes require to be transiently opened. However, they perform wider roles in nucleic acid metabolism due to their ability to couple the energy derived from hydrolysis of ATP to their unidirectional translocation along strands of DNARNA. In this way, helicases can displace proteins from DNARNA, drive the migration of DNA junctions (such as the Holliday junction recombination intermediate), or generate superhelical tension in nucleic acid duplexes. Here, we review a subgroup of DNA helicase enzymes, the RecQ family, that has attracted considerable interest in recent years due to their role not only in suppression of genome instability, but also in the avoidance of human disease. We focus particularly on the protein structural motifs and the multiple assembly states that characterize RecQ helicases and discuss novel biophysical techniques to study the different RecQ structures present in solution. We also speculate on the roles of the different domains and oligomeric forms in defining which DNA structures will represent substrates for RecQ helicase-mediated transactions.
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Sun B, Wei KJ, Zhang B, Zhang XH, Dou SX, Li M, Xi XG. Impediment of E. coli UvrD by DNA-destabilizing force reveals a strained-inchworm mechanism of DNA unwinding. EMBO J 2008; 27:3279-87. [PMID: 19008855 DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2008.240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2008] [Accepted: 10/24/2008] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Escherichia coli UvrD is a non-ring-shaped model helicase, displaying a 3'-5' polarity in DNA unwinding. Using a transverse magnetic tweezer and DNA hairpins, we measured the unwinding kinetics of UvrD at various DNA-destabilizing forces. The multiform patterns of unwinding bursts and the distributions of the off-times favour the mechanism that UvrD unwinds DNA as a dimer. The two subunits of the dimer coordinate to unwind DNA processively. They can jointly switch strands and translocate backwards on the other strand to allow slow (approximately 40 bp/s) rewinding, or unbind simultaneously to allow quick rehybridization. Partial dissociation of the dimer results in pauses in the middle of the unwinding or increases the translocation rate from approximately 40 to approximately 150 nt/s in the middle of the rewinding. Moreover, the unwinding rate was surprisingly found to decrease from approximately 45 to approximately 10 bp/s when the force is increased from 2 to 12 pN. The results lead to a strained-inchworm mechanism in which a conformational change that bends and tenses the ssDNA is required to activate the dimer.
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- Bo Sun
- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Compton SA, Tolun G, Kamath-Loeb AS, Loeb LA, Griffith JD. The Werner syndrome protein binds replication fork and holliday junction DNAs as an oligomer. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:24478-83. [PMID: 18596042 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m803370200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Werner syndrome is an inherited disease displaying a premature aging phenotype. The gene mutated in Werner syndrome encodes both a 3' --> 5' DNA helicase and a 3' --> 5' DNA exonuclease. Both WRN helicase and exonuclease preferentially utilize DNA substrates containing alternate secondary structures. By virtue of its ability to resolve such DNA structures, WRN is postulated to prevent the stalling and collapse of replication forks that encounter damaged DNA. Using electron microscopy, we visualized the binding of full-length WRN to DNA templates containing replication forks and Holliday junctions, intermediates observed during DNA replication and recombination, respectively. We show that both wild-type WRN and a helicase-defective mutant bind with exceptionally high specificity (>1000-fold) to DNA secondary structures at the replication fork and at Holliday junctions. Little or no binding is observed elsewhere on the DNA molecules. Calculations of the molecular weight of full-length WRN revealed that, in solution, WRN exists predominantly as a dimer. However, WRN bound to DNA is larger; the mass is consistent with that of a tetramer.
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- Sarah A Compton
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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Lohman TM, Tomko EJ, Wu CG. Non-hexameric DNA helicases and translocases: mechanisms and regulation. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2008; 9:391-401. [PMID: 18414490 DOI: 10.1038/nrm2394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 272] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Helicases and nucleic acid translocases are motor proteins that have essential roles in nearly all aspects of nucleic acid metabolism, ranging from DNA replication to chromatin remodelling. Fuelled by the binding and hydrolysis of nucleoside triphosphates, helicases move along nucleic acid filaments and separate double-stranded DNA into their complementary single strands. Recent evidence indicates that the ability to simply translocate along single-stranded DNA is, in many cases, insufficient for helicase activity. For some of these enzymes, self assembly and/or interactions with accessory proteins seem to regulate their translocase and helicase activities.
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- Timothy M Lohman
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
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Yeast Rvb1 and Rvb2 are ATP-Dependent DNA Helicases that Form a Heterohexameric Complex. J Mol Biol 2008; 376:1320-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.12.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2007] [Revised: 12/17/2007] [Accepted: 12/19/2007] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Yang Y, Dou SX, Ren H, Wang PY, Zhang XD, Qian M, Pan BY, Xi XG. Evidence for a functional dimeric form of the PcrA helicase in DNA unwinding. Nucleic Acids Res 2008; 36:1976-89. [PMID: 18276648 PMCID: PMC2346599 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkm1174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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PcrA helicase, a member of the superfamily 1, is an essential enzyme in many bacteria. The first crystal structures of helicases were obtained with PcrA. Based on structural and biochemical studies, it was proposed and then generally believed that PcrA is a monomeric helicase that unwinds DNA by an inchworm mechanism. But a functional state of PcrA from unwinding kinetics studies has been lacking. In this work, we studied the kinetic mechanism of PcrA-catalysed DNA unwinding with fluorometric stopped-flow method under both single- and multiple-turnover conditions. It was found that the PcrA-catalysed DNA unwinding depended strongly on the PcrA concentration as well as on the 3′-ssDNA tail length of the substrate, indicating that an oligomerization was indispensable for efficient unwinding. Study of the effect of ATP concentration on the unwinding rate gave a Hill coefficient of ∼2, suggesting strongly that PcrA functions as a dimer. It was further determined that PcrA unwound DNA with a step size of 4 bp and a rate of ∼9 steps per second. Surprisingly, it was observed that PcrA unwound 12-bp duplex substrates much less efficiently than 16-bp ones, highlighting the importance of protein-DNA duplex interaction in the helicase activity. From the present studies, it is concluded that PcrA is a dimeric helicase with a low processivity in vitro. Implications of the experimental results for the DNA unwinding mechanism of PcrA are discussed.
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- Ye Yang
- Laboratory of Soft Matter Physics, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China
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Guo RB, Rigolet P, Ren H, Zhang B, Zhang XD, Dou SX, Wang PY, Amor-Gueret M, Xi XG. Structural and functional analyses of disease-causing missense mutations in Bloom syndrome protein. Nucleic Acids Res 2007; 35:6297-310. [PMID: 17878217 PMCID: PMC2094094 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkm536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Bloom syndrome (BS) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by genomic instability and the early development of many types of cancer. Missense mutations have been identified in the BLM gene (encoding a RecQ helicase) in affected individuals, but the molecular mechanism and the structural basis of the effects of these mutations remain to be elucidated. We analysed five disease-causing missense mutations that are localized in the BLM helicase core region: Q672R, I841T, C878R, G891E and C901Y. The disease-causing mutants had low ATPase and helicase activities but their ATP binding abilities were normal, except for Q672, whose ATP binding activity was lower than that of the intact BLM helicase. Mutants C878R, mapping near motif IV, and G891E and C901Y, mapping in motif IV, displayed severe DNA-binding defects. We used molecular modelling to analyse these mutations. Our work provides insights into the molecular basis of BLM pathology, and reveals structural elements implicated in coupling DNA binding to ATP hydrolysis and DNA unwinding. Our findings will help to explain the mechanism underlying BLM catalysis and interpreting new BLM causing mutations identified in the future.
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- Rong-Bing Guo
- CNRS, UMR 2027, Institut Curie – Section de Recherche, Centre Universitaire, Bâtiment 110, F-91405 Orsay, CNRS UMR 8113, Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS) Cachan, 61 avenue du Président Wilson, 94235 Cachan cedex, France, School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Science Building, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062 and Laboratory of Soft Matter Physics, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China
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- CNRS, UMR 2027, Institut Curie – Section de Recherche, Centre Universitaire, Bâtiment 110, F-91405 Orsay, CNRS UMR 8113, Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS) Cachan, 61 avenue du Président Wilson, 94235 Cachan cedex, France, School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Science Building, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062 and Laboratory of Soft Matter Physics, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China
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- CNRS, UMR 2027, Institut Curie – Section de Recherche, Centre Universitaire, Bâtiment 110, F-91405 Orsay, CNRS UMR 8113, Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS) Cachan, 61 avenue du Président Wilson, 94235 Cachan cedex, France, School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Science Building, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062 and Laboratory of Soft Matter Physics, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China
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- CNRS, UMR 2027, Institut Curie – Section de Recherche, Centre Universitaire, Bâtiment 110, F-91405 Orsay, CNRS UMR 8113, Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS) Cachan, 61 avenue du Président Wilson, 94235 Cachan cedex, France, School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Science Building, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062 and Laboratory of Soft Matter Physics, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China
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- CNRS, UMR 2027, Institut Curie – Section de Recherche, Centre Universitaire, Bâtiment 110, F-91405 Orsay, CNRS UMR 8113, Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS) Cachan, 61 avenue du Président Wilson, 94235 Cachan cedex, France, School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Science Building, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062 and Laboratory of Soft Matter Physics, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China
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- CNRS, UMR 2027, Institut Curie – Section de Recherche, Centre Universitaire, Bâtiment 110, F-91405 Orsay, CNRS UMR 8113, Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS) Cachan, 61 avenue du Président Wilson, 94235 Cachan cedex, France, School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Science Building, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062 and Laboratory of Soft Matter Physics, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China
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- CNRS, UMR 2027, Institut Curie – Section de Recherche, Centre Universitaire, Bâtiment 110, F-91405 Orsay, CNRS UMR 8113, Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS) Cachan, 61 avenue du Président Wilson, 94235 Cachan cedex, France, School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Science Building, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062 and Laboratory of Soft Matter Physics, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China
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- CNRS, UMR 2027, Institut Curie – Section de Recherche, Centre Universitaire, Bâtiment 110, F-91405 Orsay, CNRS UMR 8113, Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS) Cachan, 61 avenue du Président Wilson, 94235 Cachan cedex, France, School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Science Building, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062 and Laboratory of Soft Matter Physics, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China
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- CNRS, UMR 2027, Institut Curie – Section de Recherche, Centre Universitaire, Bâtiment 110, F-91405 Orsay, CNRS UMR 8113, Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS) Cachan, 61 avenue du Président Wilson, 94235 Cachan cedex, France, School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Science Building, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062 and Laboratory of Soft Matter Physics, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China
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