2018
Structural and biochemical insights into inhibition of human primase by citrate
Lee JG, Park KR, An JY, Kang JY, Shen H, Wang J, Eom SH. Structural and biochemical insights into inhibition of human primase by citrate. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2018, 507: 383-388. PMID: 30446220, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.11.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA replicationSmall catalytic subunitShort RNA segmentReplicative DNA polymerasesPhosphate binding siteMammalian chromosomesReplication forksCatalytic subunitAccessory subunitsBiochemical insightsOkazaki fragmentsRNA primersKey regulatorRNA segmentsBacterial enzymesHuman primasePrimaseDNA templateBase pairsDNA polymeraseInactive formDNA strandsBinding sitesPolymeraseSubunits
2012
The Hexameric Helicase DnaB Adopts a Nonplanar Conformation during Translocation
Itsathitphaisarn O, Wing RA, Eliason WK, Wang J, Steitz TA. The Hexameric Helicase DnaB Adopts a Nonplanar Conformation during Translocation. Cell 2012, 151: 267-277. PMID: 23022319, PMCID: PMC3597440, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2012.09.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranslocation mechanismParental duplex DNAReplicative DNA helicaseNucleotides of ssDNAC-terminal domainDNA helicaseDnaB hexamerHelicase DnaBNTP hydrolysisNascent DNAStructural insightsQuaternary structureDNA templateDuplex DNADNA polymeraseDnaBTranslocationSequential hydrolysisSubunitsUnwindingNucleotidesDNASsDNAHelicasesHelicase