RMPs: Recombination/replication mediator proteins

被引:108
作者
Beernink, HTH [1 ]
Morrical, SW
机构
[1] Univ Vermont, Coll Med, Dept Biochem, Burlington, VT 05405 USA
[2] Univ Vermont, Coll Med, Ctr Xray Crystallog, Burlington, VT 05405 USA
[3] Univ Vermont, Coll Med, Dept Microbiol & Mol Genet, Burlington, VT 05405 USA
[4] Univ Vermont, Coll Med, Vermont Canc Ctr, Burlington, VT 05405 USA
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10.1016/S0968-0004(99)01451-6
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Enzymes for DNA replication and recombination need to gain access to single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) but ssDNA-binding proteins (SSBs) present an obstacle to the formation of enzyme-ssDNA replication and recombination complexes. A specialized class of SSBs, which we designate as recombination/replication mediator proteins (RMPs), promotes enzyme-ssDNA assembly by overcoming SSB inhibition. RMPs exhibit strong conservation of function across divergent species, and display species-specific interactions with SSB and enzymes to neutralize the SSB barrier to enzyme-ssDNA assembly.
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