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| Title | Mechanism of PCNA loading by Ctf18-RFC for leading-strand DNA synthesis. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | Science, Vol. 385, Issue 6708, Page eadk5901, Year 2024 |
| Publish date | Aug 2, 2024 |
Authors | Zuanning Yuan / Roxana Georgescu / Nina Y Yao / Olga Yurieva / Michael E O'Donnell / Huilin Li / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | The proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) clamp encircles DNA to hold DNA polymerases (Pols) to DNA for processivity. The Ctf18-RFC PCNA loader, a replication factor C (RFC) variant, is specific ...The proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) clamp encircles DNA to hold DNA polymerases (Pols) to DNA for processivity. The Ctf18-RFC PCNA loader, a replication factor C (RFC) variant, is specific to the leading-strand Pol (Polε). We reveal here the underlying mechanism of Ctf18-RFC specificity to Polε using cryo-electron microscopy and biochemical studies. We found that both Ctf18-RFC and Polε contain specific structural features that direct PCNA loading onto DNA. Unlike other clamp loaders, Ctf18-RFC has a disordered ATPase associated with a diverse cellular activities (AAA+) motor that requires Polε to bind and stabilize it for efficient PCNA loading. In addition, Ctf18-RFC can pry prebound Polε off of DNA, then load PCNA onto DNA and transfer the PCNA-DNA back to Polε. These elements in both Ctf18-RFC and Polε provide specificity in loading PCNA onto DNA for Polε. |
External links | Science / PubMed:39088616 / PubMed Central |
| Methods | EM (single particle) |
| Resolution | 3.2 - 4.1 Å |
| Structure data | ![]() EMDB-41661: Cryo-EM structure of S. cerevisiae Ctf18-RFC-PCNA complex in Apo state conformation I ![]() EMDB-41662: Cryo-EM structure of S. cerevisiae Ctf18-RFC-PCNA complex in Apo state conformation I EMDB-41663, PDB-8tw9: EMDB-41664, PDB-8twa: ![]() EMDB-41665: Cryo-EM structure of S. cerevisiae Ctf18-RFC-PCNA-DNA complex EMDB-44356, PDB-9b8r: |
| Chemicals | ![]() ChemComp-SF4: ![]() ChemComp-AGS: ![]() ChemComp-MG: ![]() ChemComp-ADP: |
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Keywords | DNA BINDING PROTEIN/DNA / Pol2 / Ctf18-8-1 / DNA / DNA BINDING PROTEIN-DNA complex / Ctf18 / RFC2-5 / PCNA / REPLICATION |
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