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| Title | Structural basis for fork reversal and RAD51 regulation by the SCF ubiquitin ligase complex of F-box helicase 1. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | Nat Commun, Vol. 17, Issue 1, Year 2026 |
| Publish date | Jan 26, 2026 |
Authors | Briana H Greer / Javier Mendia-Garcia / Elwood A Mullins / Emma M Peacock / Sander K Haigh / Carl J Schiltz / Clara Aicart-Ramos / Miaw-Sheue Tsai / David Cortez / Fernando Moreno-Herrero / Brandt F Eichman / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | Replication fork reversal helps maintain genomic stability during replication stress. F-box helicase 1 (FBH1) catalyzes fork reversal and is an SCF (SKP-CUL1-F-box) E3 ubiquitin ligase that limits ...Replication fork reversal helps maintain genomic stability during replication stress. F-box helicase 1 (FBH1) catalyzes fork reversal and is an SCF (SKP-CUL1-F-box) E3 ubiquitin ligase that limits RAD51 association with chromatin. Here, we show that preferential binding of SCF to the lagging strand template at DNA fork structures stimulates helicase activity and is required for fork reversal. A cryo-EM structure of SCF bound to DNA representing a stalled fork reveals an intimate interaction between FBH1 and the fork junction. Disruption of this interface severely curtails fork reversal in vitro and replication progression in cells, providing a model for how ssDNA translocation by FBH1 facilitates annealing of parental DNA by a fundamentally different mechanism than the fork remodelers SMARCAL, HLTF, and ZRANB3. The structure provides a model for SCF disassembly of RAD51 filaments through translocation and ubiquitination, and implies that RAD51 is associated with the lagging strand at stalled forks. |
External links | Nat Commun / PubMed:41587991 / PubMed Central |
| Methods | EM (single particle) |
| Resolution | 3.0 - 10.27 Å |
| Structure data | EMDB-72358, PDB-9xzj: EMDB-72359, PDB-9xzk: EMDB-72361, PDB-9xzl: EMDB-72362, PDB-9xzm: |
| Chemicals | ![]() ChemComp-AGS: ![]() ChemComp-MG: ![]() ChemComp-ZN: |
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Keywords | ISOMERASE/DNA / Helicase / Translocase / Fork remodeler / Fork reversal / Replication fork / DNA binding / ISOMERASE-DNA complex / TRANSFERASE |
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