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Title | Structural insight into negative DNA supercoiling by DNA gyrase, a bacterial type 2A DNA topoisomerase. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Nucleic Acids Res, Vol. 41, Issue 16, Page 7815-7827, Year 2013 |
Publish date | Jun 26, 2013 |
Authors | Julie Papillon / Jean-François Ménétret / Claire Batisse / Reynald Hélye / Patrick Schultz / Noëlle Potier / Valérie Lamour / |
PubMed Abstract | Type 2A DNA topoisomerases (Topo2A) remodel DNA topology during replication, transcription and chromosome segregation. These multisubunit enzymes catalyze the transport of a double-stranded DNA ...Type 2A DNA topoisomerases (Topo2A) remodel DNA topology during replication, transcription and chromosome segregation. These multisubunit enzymes catalyze the transport of a double-stranded DNA through a transient break formed in another duplex. The bacterial DNA gyrase, a target for broad-spectrum antibiotics, is the sole Topo2A enzyme able to introduce negative supercoils. We reveal here for the first time the architecture of the full-length Thermus thermophilus DNA gyrase alone and in a cleavage complex with a 155 bp DNA duplex in the presence of the antibiotic ciprofloxacin, using cryo-electron microscopy. The structural organization of the subunits of the full-length DNA gyrase points to a central role of the ATPase domain acting like a 'crossover trap' that may help to sequester the DNA positive crossover before strand passage. Our structural data unveil how DNA is asymmetrically wrapped around the gyrase-specific C-terminal β-pinwheel domains and guided to introduce negative supercoils through cooperativity between the ATPase and β-pinwheel domains. The overall conformation of the drug-induced DNA binding-cleavage complex also suggests that ciprofloxacin traps a DNA pre-transport conformation. |
External links | Nucleic Acids Res / PubMed:23804759 / PubMed Central |
Methods | EM (single particle) |
Resolution | 16.8 - 23.0 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-2360: EMDB-2361: |
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