2007
Dimerization of FIR upon FUSE DNA binding suggests a mechanism of c‐myc inhibition
Crichlow GV, Zhou H, Hsiao HH, Frederick KB, Debrosse M, Yang Y, Folta-Stogniew EJ, Chung HJ, Fan C, De La Cruz EM, Levens D, Lolis E, Braddock D. Dimerization of FIR upon FUSE DNA binding suggests a mechanism of c‐myc inhibition. The EMBO Journal 2007, 27: 277-289. PMID: 18059478, PMCID: PMC2206118, DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601936.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCrystallography, X-RayDimerizationDNADNA HelicasesDNA-Binding ProteinsDrosophila ProteinsGene Expression RegulationHumansMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMolecular Sequence DataPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycRepressor ProteinsRNA Splicing FactorsRNA-Binding ProteinsTranscription Factor TFIIHConceptsRRM domainDNA bindingFirst RRM domainSecond RRM domainC-myc transcriptional controlSite-directed mutationsDNA upstreamTranscriptional controlInfluences transcriptionC-Myc inhibitionNucleic acid recognitionPromoter sitesP1 promoterAnalogous mutationCell homeostasisC-MycTFIIHProteinLight scattering revealBinding sitesDNATranscriptionSingle strandsMutationsSize exclusion chromatography
2004
Exchange of DNA Base Pairs that Coincides with Recognition of Homology Promoted by E. coli RecA Protein
Folta-Stogniew E, O'Malley S, Gupta R, Anderson KS, Radding CM. Exchange of DNA Base Pairs that Coincides with Recognition of Homology Promoted by E. coli RecA Protein. Molecular Cell 2004, 15: 965-975. PMID: 15383285, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2004.08.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE. coli RecA proteinRecognition of homologyColi RecA proteinRecA proteinBase pairsStrand exchangeSynaptic complexDouble-strand breaksT base pairsStopped-flow fluorescenceGenetic recombinationSingle strandsHomologyUnresolved mechanismDuplex DNADNA base pairsDNARate of exchangeProteinDynamic structureComplexesStrandsBasis exchangeRate of formationMechanism
1999
Rapid Exchange of A:T Base Pairs Is Essential for Recognition of DNA Homology by Human Rad51 Recombination Protein
Gupta R, Folta-Stogniew E, O'Malley S, Takahashi M, Radding C. Rapid Exchange of A:T Base Pairs Is Essential for Recognition of DNA Homology by Human Rad51 Recombination Protein. Molecular Cell 1999, 4: 705-714. PMID: 10619018, DOI: 10.1016/s1097-2765(00)80381-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecognition of homologyBase pairsRad51 recombination proteinT base pairsRecombination proteinsHuman Rad51Genetic exchangeFluorescence resonance energy transferUbiquitous familyMechanism of recognitionDNA repairStrand exchangeDNA homologyBase substitutionsHomologyResonance energy transferDuplex DNAHelix destabilizationCritical roleBase mismatchesProteinSingle strandsRAD51Rapid exchangeKinetic analysis