Hydrodynamic Characterization of the DEAD-box RNA Helicase DbpA
Talavera MA, Matthews EE, Eliason WK, Sagi I, Wang J, Henn A, De La Cruz EM. Hydrodynamic Characterization of the DEAD-box RNA Helicase DbpA. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2005, 355: 697-707. PMID: 16325852, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2005.10.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsChromatography, GelComputersCross-Linking ReagentsDEAD-box RNA HelicasesElectrophoretic Mobility Shift AssayEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsModels, BiologicalModels, MolecularProtein Structure, TertiaryRNARNA HelicasesRNA-Binding ProteinsStructural Homology, ProteinConceptsHelicase core domainNucleic acid helicasesCarboxyl-terminal domainAb initio structure prediction methodNucleic acid unwindingHelicase activityRNA metabolismHydrodynamic bead modelingDistinct RNARNA substratesHairpin 92ATP hydrolysisStructural homologyStructure prediction methodsCore domainOligomeric formsAnalytical ultracentrifugationDbpAProtein AMulti-angle laserBead modelingRNASize exclusion chromatographyKey roleFunctional propertiesA specific subdomain in φ29 DNA polymerase confers both processivity and strand-displacement capacity
Rodríguez I, Lázaro JM, Blanco L, Kamtekar S, Berman AJ, Wang J, Steitz TA, Salas M, de Vega M. A specific subdomain in φ29 DNA polymerase confers both processivity and strand-displacement capacity. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2005, 102: 6407-6412. PMID: 15845765, PMCID: PMC1088371, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0500597102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceBacteriophage T4DNADNA PrimersDNA ReplicationDNA-Directed DNA PolymeraseElectrophoretic Mobility Shift AssayExodeoxyribonucleasesModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedProtein ConformationProtein Structure, TertiarySequence AlignmentTemplates, GeneticConceptsDNA polymerasePhi29 DNA polymeraseProtein-primed DNA polymerasesStrand-displacement capacityMutant DNA polymerasesΦ29 DNA polymeraseRecent crystallographic studiesDNA binding capacityAsp-398Deletion mutantsStructural insightsSpecific insertionProcessivityPolymeraseStrand displacementFunctional roleAmino acidsPalm subdomainSpecific subdomainsBiochemical analysisDNA synthesisCritical roleRegion 2Crystallographic studiesIntrinsic capacity