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Title | Two Distinct Modes of DNA Binding by an MCM Helicase Enable DNA Translocation. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Int J Mol Sci, Vol. 23, Issue 23, Year 2022 |
Publish date | Nov 24, 2022 |
Authors | Martin Meagher / Alexander Myasnikov / Eric J Enemark / |
PubMed Abstract | A six-subunit ATPase ring forms the central hub of the replication forks in all domains of life. This ring performs a helicase function to separate the two complementary DNA strands to be replicated ...A six-subunit ATPase ring forms the central hub of the replication forks in all domains of life. This ring performs a helicase function to separate the two complementary DNA strands to be replicated and drives the replication machinery along the DNA. Disruption of this helicase/ATPase ring is associated with genetic instability and diseases such as cancer. The helicase/ATPase rings of eukaryotes and archaea consist of six minichromosome maintenance (MCM) proteins. Prior structural studies have shown that MCM rings bind one encircled strand of DNA in a spiral staircase, suggesting that the ring pulls this strand of DNA through its central pore in a hand-over-hand mechanism where the subunit at the bottom of the staircase dissociates from DNA and re-binds DNA one step above the staircase. With high-resolution cryo-EM, we show that the MCM ring of the archaeal organism binds an encircled DNA strand in two different modes with different numbers of subunits engaged to DNA, illustrating a plausible mechanism for the alternating steps of DNA dissociation and re-association that occur during DNA translocation. |
External links | Int J Mol Sci / PubMed:36499022 / PubMed Central |
Methods | EM (single particle) |
Resolution | 2.34 - 3.01 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-27974, PDB-8eaf: EMDB-27975, PDB-8eag: EMDB-27976, PDB-8eah: EMDB-27977, PDB-8eai: EMDB-27978, PDB-8eaj: EMDB-27979, PDB-8eak: EMDB-27980, PDB-8eal: EMDB-27981, PDB-8eam: |
Chemicals | ChemComp-ZN: ChemComp-MG: ChemComp-08T: ChemComp-HOH: |
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Keywords | REPLICATION / TRANSFERASE/DNA / Helicase / ATPase / TRANSFERASE-DNA complex |