7PBS

RuvAB branch migration motor complexed to the Holliday junction - RuvB AAA+ state s0+A [t1 dataset]

Summary for 7PBS

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb7pbs/pdb
• EMDB information: 13301
• Descriptor: Holliday junction ATP-dependent DNA helicase RuvB, Holliday junction ATP-dependent DNA helicase RuvA, random DNA, ... (7 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: dna recombination, dna repair, branch migration, holliday junction, helicase, hydrolase
• Biological source: Streptococcus thermophilus; More
• Total number of polymer chains: 9
• Total formula weight: 230134.73

Authors

Goessweiner-Mohr, N.,Fahrenkamp, D.,Wald, J.,Marlovits, T.C. (deposition date: 2021-08-02, release date: 2022-09-14, Last modification date: 2024-07-17)

Primary citation

Wald, J.,Fahrenkamp, D.,Goessweiner-Mohr, N.,Lugmayr, W.,Ciccarelli, L.,Vesper, O.,Marlovits, T.C.
Mechanism of AAA+ ATPase-mediated RuvAB-Holliday junction branch migration.
Nature, 609:630-639, 2022

PubMed Abstract: The Holliday junction is a key intermediate formed during DNA recombination across all kingdoms of life. In bacteria, the Holliday junction is processed by two homo-hexameric AAA+ ATPase RuvB motors, which assemble together with the RuvA-Holliday junction complex to energize the strand-exchange reaction. Despite its importance for chromosome maintenance, the structure and mechanism by which this complex facilitates branch migration are unknown. Here, using time-resolved cryo-electron microscopy, we obtained structures of the ATP-hydrolysing RuvAB complex in seven distinct conformational states, captured during assembly and processing of a Holliday junction. Five structures together resolve the complete nucleotide cycle and reveal the spatiotemporal relationship between ATP hydrolysis, nucleotide exchange and context-specific conformational changes in RuvB. Coordinated motions in a converter formed by DNA-disengaged RuvB subunits stimulate hydrolysis and nucleotide exchange. Immobilization of the converter enables RuvB to convert the ATP-contained energy into a lever motion, which generates the pulling force driving the branch migration. We show that RuvB motors rotate together with the DNA substrate, which, together with a progressing nucleotide cycle, forms the mechanistic basis for DNA recombination by continuous branch migration. Together, our data decipher the molecular principles of homologous recombination by the RuvAB complex, elucidate discrete and sequential transition-state intermediates for chemo-mechanical coupling of hexameric AAA+ motors and provide a blueprint for the design of state-specific compounds targeting AAA+ motors.

PubMed: 36002576
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-05121-1

Experimental method

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (3.3 Å)