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Title | Cryo-EM structures of the eukaryotic replicative helicase bound to a translocation substrate. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Nat Commun, Vol. 7, Page 10708, Year 2016 |
Publish date | Feb 18, 2016 |
Authors | Ferdos Abid Ali / Ludovic Renault / Julian Gannon / Hailey L Gahlon / Abhay Kotecha / Jin Chuan Zhou / David Rueda / Alessandro Costa / |
PubMed Abstract | The Cdc45-MCM-GINS (CMG) helicase unwinds DNA during the elongation step of eukaryotic genome duplication and this process depends on the MCM ATPase function. Whether CMG translocation occurs on ...The Cdc45-MCM-GINS (CMG) helicase unwinds DNA during the elongation step of eukaryotic genome duplication and this process depends on the MCM ATPase function. Whether CMG translocation occurs on single- or double-stranded DNA and how ATP hydrolysis drives DNA unwinding remain open questions. Here we use cryo-electron microscopy to describe two subnanometre resolution structures of the CMG helicase trapped on a DNA fork. In the predominant state, the ring-shaped C-terminal ATPase of MCM is compact and contacts single-stranded DNA, via a set of pre-sensor 1 hairpins that spiral around the translocation substrate. In the second state, the ATPase module is relaxed and apparently substrate free, while DNA intimately contacts the downstream amino-terminal tier of the MCM motor ring. These results, supported by single-molecule FRET measurements, lead us to suggest a replication fork unwinding mechanism whereby the N-terminal and AAA+ tiers of the MCM work in concert to translocate on single-stranded DNA. |
External links | Nat Commun / PubMed:26888060 / PubMed Central |
Methods | EM (single particle) |
Resolution | 7.4 - 10.2 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-3318: EMDB-3319: EMDB-3320: EMDB-3321: |
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