2013
Conformational landscapes of DNA polymerase I and mutator derivatives establish fidelity checkpoints for nucleotide insertion
Hohlbein J, Aigrain L, Craggs T, Bermek O, Potapova O, Shoolizadeh P, Grindley N, Joyce C, Kapanidis A. Conformational landscapes of DNA polymerase I and mutator derivatives establish fidelity checkpoints for nucleotide insertion. Nature Communications 2013, 4: 2131. PMID: 23831915, PMCID: PMC3715850, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClosed conformationDNA polymerase IIncorrect nucleotidesPolymerase ITernary complexSingle-molecule FRETActive site side chainsNucleotide selectionMutator phenotypeFidelity checkpointPrimary checkpointPhosphoryl transferFidelity mutantsConformational changesConformational landscapeDNA polymeraseNucleotide insertionConformational transitionDNA synthesisFRET valuesNucleotidesFree energy landscapeReduced affinityCheckpointConformation
2009
Conformational transitions in DNA polymerase I revealed by single-molecule FRET
Santoso Y, Joyce CM, Potapova O, Le Reste L, Hohlbein J, Torella JP, Grindley ND, Kapanidis AN. Conformational transitions in DNA polymerase I revealed by single-molecule FRET. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 107: 715-720. PMID: 20080740, PMCID: PMC2818957, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0910909107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA polymerase IClosed conformationPolymerase IConformational transitionSingle-molecule fluorescence resonance energy transferEarly stepsSingle-molecule FRETFluorescence resonance energy transferAvailable crystallographic structuresResonance energy transferMost DNA polymerasesComplementary ribonucleotidesChemical stepIncorrect substratesPolymerase moleculesPol DNAReaction pathwaysAcceptor fluorophoresKinetic checkpointsConformational dynamicsConformational flexibilityNucleotide additionStructural studiesDNA polymeraseCrystallographic structure
2000
Coordination between the Polymerase and 5′-Nuclease Components of DNA Polymerase I of Escherichia coli *
Xu Y, Grindley N, Joyce C. Coordination between the Polymerase and 5′-Nuclease Components of DNA Polymerase I of Escherichia coli *. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2000, 275: 20949-20955. PMID: 10806216, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m909135199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIdentification of Genes Encoding Exported Mycobacterium tuberculosis Proteins Using a Tn552′phoA In Vitro Transposition System
Braunstein M, Griffin T, Kriakov J, Friedman S, Grindley N, Jacobs W. Identification of Genes Encoding Exported Mycobacterium tuberculosis Proteins Using a Tn552′phoA In Vitro Transposition System. Journal Of Bacteriology 2000, 182: 2732-2740. PMID: 10781540, PMCID: PMC101980, DOI: 10.1128/jb.182.10.2732-2740.2000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlkaline PhosphataseAmino Acid SequenceArtificial Gene FusionBacterial ProteinsBiological TransportCosmidsCyclin-Dependent KinasesDNA Transposable ElementsDNA, BacterialGenes, BacterialGenomic LibraryMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, InsertionalMycobacterium tuberculosisPlasmidsReplication OriginConceptsProtective immunityM. tuberculosisMycobacterium tuberculosis pathogenesisImmune responseTuberculosis pathogenesisMycobacterium tuberculosis proteinsM. tuberculosis databaseTuberculosisTuberculosis databasePathogenesisTuberculosis proteinsImmunityEnvelope-associated proteinsM. smegmatisProteinPeptides
1997
Two abundant intramolecular transposition products, resulting from reactions initiated at a single end, suggest that IS2 transposes by an unconventional pathway
Lewis L, Grindley N. Two abundant intramolecular transposition products, resulting from reactions initiated at a single end, suggest that IS2 transposes by an unconventional pathway. Molecular Microbiology 1997, 25: 517-529. PMID: 9302014, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.4871848.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBacterial ProteinsBase SequenceBinding SitesCloning, MolecularDNA NucleotidyltransferasesDNA PrimersDNA Transposable ElementsDNA, BacterialDNA, CircularEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsMicroscopy, ElectronModels, GeneticMolecular Sequence DataNucleic Acid ConformationPolymerase Chain ReactionRecombinant Fusion ProteinsTransposases
1993
Protein‐protein interactions directing resolvase site‐specific recombination: a structure‐function analysis.
Hughes R, Rice P, Steitz T, Grindley N. Protein‐protein interactions directing resolvase site‐specific recombination: a structure‐function analysis. The EMBO Journal 1993, 12: 1447-1458. PMID: 8385604, PMCID: PMC413356, DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1993.tb05788.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1990
Integration host factor increases the transpositional immunity conferred by gamma delta ends
Wiater L, Grindley N. Integration host factor increases the transpositional immunity conferred by gamma delta ends. Journal Of Bacteriology 1990, 172: 4951-4958. PMID: 2168370, PMCID: PMC213150, DOI: 10.1128/jb.172.9.4951-4958.1990.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1988
Gamma delta transposase and integration host factor bind cooperatively at both ends of gamma delta.
Wiater L, Grindley N. Gamma delta transposase and integration host factor bind cooperatively at both ends of gamma delta. The EMBO Journal 1988, 7: 1907-1911. PMID: 2844529, PMCID: PMC457184, DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1988.tb03024.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1982
Identification of two genes immediately downstream from the polA gene of Escherichia coli
Joyce C, Grindley N. Identification of two genes immediately downstream from the polA gene of Escherichia coli. Journal Of Bacteriology 1982, 152: 1211-1219. PMID: 6183253, PMCID: PMC221628, DOI: 10.1128/jb.152.3.1211-1219.1982.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1981
Transposon-mediated site-specific recombination in vitro: DNA cleavage and protein-DNA linkage at the recombination site
Reed R, Grindley N. Transposon-mediated site-specific recombination in vitro: DNA cleavage and protein-DNA linkage at the recombination site. Cell 1981, 25: 721-728. PMID: 6269756, DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(81)90179-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSite-specific recombinationTransposable element gamma deltaDNA cleavageTnpR genePalindromic sequence 5'Intercistronic regionSequence 5DNA moleculesResolution siteResolvaseSame substrate moleculeRecombination sitesAbsence of Mg2Substrate moleculesGenesSame repliconRecombinationDNACleavageTransposonRes sitesSitesAnalysis of the structure and function of the kanamycin-resistance transposon Tn903.
Grindley N, Joyce C. Analysis of the structure and function of the kanamycin-resistance transposon Tn903. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia On Quantitative Biology 1981, 45 Pt 1: 125-33. PMID: 6271455, DOI: 10.1101/sqb.1981.045.01.021.Peer-Reviewed Original Research