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Structure of bacteriophage T7 lagging-strand DNA polymerase (D5A/E7A) and gp4 (helicase/primase) bound to DNA including RNA/DNA hybrid, and an incoming dTTP (LagS2)
Structural highlights
FunctionHELIC_BPT7 ATP-dependent DNA helicase and primase essential for viral DNA replication and recombination (PubMed:21606333, PubMed:22977246, PubMed:32009150). The helicase moves 5' -> 3' on the lagging strand template, unwinding the DNA duplex ahead of the leading strand polymerase at the replication fork and generating ssDNA for both leading and lagging strand synthesis (PubMed:21606333, PubMed:22977246, PubMed:32009150). ATP or dTTP hydrolysis propels each helicase domain to translocate 2 nt per step sequentially along DNA (PubMed:17604719, PubMed:30679383). Mediates strand transfer when a joint molecule is available and participates in recombinational DNA repair through its role in strand exchange (PubMed:8617248, PubMed:9096333). Primase activity synthesizes short RNA primers at the sequence 5'-GTC-3' on the lagging strand that the polymerase elongates using dNTPs and providing the primase is still present (PubMed:6454135, PubMed:9139692).[HAMAP-Rule:MF_04154][1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] Publication Abstract from PubMedVisualization in atomic detail of the replisome that performs concerted leading- and lagging-DNA strand synthesis at a replication fork has not been reported. Using bacteriophage T7 as a model system, we determined cryo-electron microscopy structures up to 3.2-angstroms resolution of helicase translocating along DNA and of helicase-polymerase-primase complexes engaging in synthesis of both DNA strands. Each domain of the spiral-shaped hexameric helicase translocates sequentially hand-over-hand along a single-stranded DNA coil, akin to the way AAA+ ATPases (adenosine triphosphatases) unfold peptides. Two lagging-strand polymerases are attached to the primase, ready for Okazaki fragment synthesis in tandem. A beta hairpin from the leading-strand polymerase separates two parental DNA strands into a T-shaped fork, thus enabling the closely coupled helicase to advance perpendicular to the downstream DNA duplex. These structures reveal the molecular organization and operating principles of a replisome. Structures and operating principles of the replisome.,Gao Y, Cui Y, Fox T, Lin S, Wang H, de Val N, Zhou ZH, Yang W Science. 2019 Feb 22;363(6429). pii: science.aav7003. doi:, 10.1126/science.aav7003. Epub 2019 Jan 24. PMID:30679383[10] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See AlsoReferences
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