4ZC0

Structure of a dodecameric bacterial helicase

Summary for 4ZC0

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb4zc0/pdb
• Related: 3GXV 4A1F
• Descriptor: Replicative DNA helicase, HEXATANTALUM DODECABROMIDE (2 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: helicase atpase dna replication, dodecamer, hydrolase
• Biological source: Helicobacter pylori
• Total number of polymer chains: 4
• Total formula weight: 240406.96

Authors

Bazin, A.,Cherrier, M.V.,Gutsche, I.,Timmins, J.,Terradot, L. (deposition date: 2015-04-15, release date: 2015-10-21, Last modification date: 2024-05-08)

Primary citation

Bazin, A.,Cherrier, M.V.,Gutsche, I.,Timmins, J.,Terradot, L.
Structure and primase-mediated activation of a bacterial dodecameric replicative helicase.
Nucleic Acids Res., 43:8564-8576, 2015

PubMed Abstract: Replicative helicases are essential ATPases that unwind DNA to initiate chromosomal replication. While bacterial replicative DnaB helicases are hexameric, Helicobacter pylori DnaB (HpDnaB) was found to form double hexamers, similar to some archaeal and eukaryotic replicative helicases. Here we present a structural and functional analysis of HpDnaB protein during primosome formation. The crystal structure of the HpDnaB at 6.7 Å resolution reveals a dodecameric organization consisting of two hexamers assembled via their N-terminal rings in a stack-twisted mode. Using fluorescence anisotropy we show that HpDnaB dodecamer interacts with single-stranded DNA in the presence of ATP but has a low DNA unwinding activity. Multi-angle light scattering and small angle X-ray scattering demonstrate that interaction with the DnaG primase helicase-binding domain dissociates the helicase dodecamer into single ringed primosomes. Functional assays on the proteins and associated complexes indicate that these single ringed primosomes are the most active form of the helicase for ATP hydrolysis, DNA binding and unwinding. These findings shed light onto an activation mechanism of HpDnaB by the primase that might be relevant in other bacteria and possibly other organisms exploiting dodecameric helicases for DNA replication.

PubMed: 26264665
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv792

Experimental method

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (6.7 Å)