2012
Remote control of DNA-acting enzymes by varying the Brownian dynamics of a distant DNA end
Bai H, Kath J, Zörgiebel F, Sun M, Ghosh P, Hatfull G, Grindley N, Marko J. Remote control of DNA-acting enzymes by varying the Brownian dynamics of a distant DNA end. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: 16546-16551. PMID: 23011800, PMCID: PMC3478594, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1203118109.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Single-molecule analysis reveals the molecular bearing mechanism of DNA strand exchange by a serine recombinase
Bai H, Sun M, Ghosh P, Hatfull GF, Grindley ND, Marko JF. Single-molecule analysis reveals the molecular bearing mechanism of DNA strand exchange by a serine recombinase. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 108: 7419-7424. PMID: 21502527, PMCID: PMC3088605, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1018436108.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
Cryptic plasmids of Mycobacterium avium: Tn552 to the rescue
Kirby C, Waring A, Griffin T, Falkinham J, Grindley N, Derbyshire K. Cryptic plasmids of Mycobacterium avium: Tn552 to the rescue. Molecular Microbiology 2002, 43: 173-186. PMID: 11849545, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2002.02729.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceBlotting, SouthernDNA Transposable ElementsDNA, BacterialDNA, CircularMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, InsertionalMycobacterium aviumMycobacterium bovisMycobacterium smegmatisPlasmidsReplication OriginRestriction MappingSequence Analysis, DNASequence Homology, Nucleic AcidConceptsEssential genetic toolsCryptic plasmidGenetic toolsOpportunistic pathogen Mycobacterium aviumGenetic exploitationTransposon insertionConjugative relaxaseTransposition systemSelectable markerExtrachromosomal DNAGenetic analysisHost rangePlasmid genesPlasmid originBacterial speciesPlasmid establishmentCircular DNAPlasmidMycobacterium smegmatisGenesMycobacterial plasmidsDNAReplicationMycobacterium aviumRescue
1999
In vitro transposition of Tn552: A tool for DNA sequencing and mutagenesis
Griffin T, Leschziner A, Grindley N, Parsons L, DeVost J, Derbyshire K. In vitro transposition of Tn552: A tool for DNA sequencing and mutagenesis. Nucleic Acids Research 1999, 27: 3859-3865. PMID: 10481025, PMCID: PMC148649, DOI: 10.1093/nar/27.19.3859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA sequencingTarget DNAEntire operonInsertion mutantsGene clusterGenetic toolsNucleotide sequenceSequence specificityUnique sequencesMolecular biologyTransposition reactionNovel transposonTransposonSequencingComprehensive collectionDNAArsenal of toolsSequenceOperonGenomicsMutantsCosmidsMutagenesisKbBiology
1994
Resolvase-Mediated Site-Specific Recombination
Grindley N. Resolvase-Mediated Site-Specific Recombination. Nucleic Acids And Molecular Biology 1994, 8: 236-267. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-78666-2_14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSite-specific recombinationConservative site-specific recombinationPlasmid chromosomesFunctional genesPhage genomeDNA segmentsSynthesis of DNABiological roleGene expressionChromosomal integrationMost biological systemsGene cassettesTransposition intermediatesReciprocal exchangeRecombinationBiological systemsGenomeChromosomesResolvaseGenesDNACassetteMonomerizationExpression
1990
Cooperativity mutants of the γδ resolvase identify an essential interdimer interaction
Hughes R, Hatfull G, Rice P, Steitz T, Grindley N. Cooperativity mutants of the γδ resolvase identify an essential interdimer interaction. Cell 1990, 63: 1331-1338. PMID: 2175679, DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(90)90428-h.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein-protein interactionsHigher-order protein-protein interactionsCooperativity mutantsSite-specific recombinaseGamma delta resolvaseMutant phenotypeResolvase mutantsNucleoprotein complexesCrystallographic tetramersResolvase dimersΓδ resolvaseResolvaseCooperative bindingMutantsDNARecombinationSide chainsRecombinaseProteinInteractionCointegrate intermediatePhenotypeRecombination reactionBindingTetramerThe two functional domains of gamma delta resolvase act on the same recombination site: implications for the mechanism of strand exchange.
Dröge P, Hatfull G, Grindley N, Cozzarelli N. The two functional domains of gamma delta resolvase act on the same recombination site: implications for the mechanism of strand exchange. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1990, 87: 5336-5340. PMID: 2164677, PMCID: PMC54318, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.87.14.5336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA-protein complexesRecombination sitesSite-specific recombinationGamma delta resolvaseDNA exchangeCatalytic domainStrand exchangeFunctional domainsResolvaseResolvase subunitsDNA strandsRes sitesSynaptic complexDNAStrand breakageRecombinationReunion eventDomainSitesComplexesSubunitsStrandsBreakageSynaptosomes
1989
The 43 residue DNA binding domain of γδ resolvase binds adjacent major and minor grooves of DNA
Rimphanitchayakit V, Hatfull G, Grindley N. The 43 residue DNA binding domain of γδ resolvase binds adjacent major and minor grooves of DNA. Nucleic Acids Research 1989, 17: 1035-1050. PMID: 2537948, PMCID: PMC331720, DOI: 10.1093/nar/17.3.1035.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1986
Analysis of gamma delta resolvase mutants in vitro: evidence for an interaction between serine-10 of resolvase and site I of res.
Hatfull G, Grindley N. Analysis of gamma delta resolvase mutants in vitro: evidence for an interaction between serine-10 of resolvase and site I of res. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1986, 83: 5429-5433. PMID: 3016704, PMCID: PMC386300, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.83.15.5429.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerine 10Resolvase mutantsRecombinational activitySite-specific recombination proteinsProtein-DNA complexesPosition 10Site-specific recombinationRecombination proteinsActive site serineMutant proteinsRecombinational crossover pointMutantsResolvaseRecombinational sitesLeucine changeSerineSite ICysteine changeGel electrophoresisSpecific defectsComplex formationCointegrate moleculeTransposon gamma deltaProteinDNA
1985
Genetic mapping and DNA sequence analysis of mutations in the polA gene of Escherichia coli
Joyce C, Fujii D, Laks H, Hughes C, Grindley N. Genetic mapping and DNA sequence analysis of mutations in the polA gene of Escherichia coli. Journal Of Molecular Biology 1985, 186: 283-293. PMID: 3910840, DOI: 10.1016/0022-2836(85)90105-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA sequence analysisDNA polymerase IThree-dimensional structurePolymerase ISequence analysisPolA geneSingle-subunit enzymeEscherichia coliEnzyme-DNA interactionsGenetic mappingDeletion mutantsSubunit enzymeMutant formsPrimary sequenceMutational changesBacteriophage lambdaExcellent modelPolA mutantsPolA mutationEnzymatic behaviorMutantsMutationsGenesDNAColi
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 sitesSites
1976
polA6, a mutation affecting the DNA binding capacity of DNA polymerase I
Kelly W, Grindley N. polA6, a mutation affecting the DNA binding capacity of DNA polymerase I. Nucleic Acids Research 1976, 3: 2971-2984. PMID: 12497, PMCID: PMC343145, DOI: 10.1093/nar/3.11.2971.Peer-Reviewed Original Research