Single-molecule probing the duplex and G4 unwinding patterns of a RecD family helicase.

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Zhen-Yong XueLi-Jun Guo

Abstract

RecD family helicases play an important role in prokaryotic genome stability and serve as the structural models for studying superfamily 1B (SF1B) helicases. However, RecD-catalyzed duplex DNA unwinding behavior and the underlying mechanism are still elusive. RecD family helicases share a common proto-helicase with eukaryotic Pif1 family helicases, which are well known for their outstanding G-quadruplex (G4) unwinding ability. However, there are still controversial points as to whether and how RecD helicases unfold G4 structures. Here, single-molecule fluorescence resonance energy transfer (smFRET) and magnetic tweezers (MT) were used to study Deinococcus radiodurans RecD2 (DrRecD2)-mediated duplex DNA unwinding and resolution of G4 structures. A symmetric, repetitive unwinding phenomenon was observed on duplex DNA, revealed from the strand switch and translocation of one monomer. Furthermore, we found that DrRecD2 was able to unwind both parallel and antiparallel G4 structures without obvious topological preferences. Surprisingly, the unwinding properties of RecD on duplex and G4 DNA are different from those of Pif1. The findings provide an example, in which the patterns of two molecules derived from a common ancestor deviate ...Continue Reading

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