The AddAB helicase/nuclease forms a stable complex with its cognate chi sequence during translocation

The Journal of Biological Chemistry
Frédéric ChédinStephen C Kowalczykowski

Abstract

The Bacillus subtilis AddAB enzyme possesses ATP-dependent helicase and nuclease activities, which result in the unwinding and degradation of double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) upon translocation. Similar to its functional counterpart, the Escherichia coli RecBCD enzyme, it also recognizes and responds to a specific DNA sequence, referred to as Chi (chi). Recognition of chi triggers attenuation of the 3'- to 5'-nuclease, which permits the generation of recombinogenic 3'-overhanging, single-stranded DNA (ssDNA), terminating at chi. Although the RecBCD enzyme briefly pauses at chi, no specific binding of RecBCD to chi during translocation has been documented. Here, we show that the AddAB enzyme transiently binds to its cognate chi sequence (chi(Bs): 5'-AGCGG-3') during translocation. The binding of AddAB enzyme to the 3'-end of the chi(Bs)-specific ssDNA results in protection from degradation by exonuclease I. This protection is gradually reduced with time and lost upon phenol extraction, showing that the binding is non-covalent. Addition of AddAB enzyme to processed, chi(Bs)-specific ssDNA that had been stripped of all protein does not restore nuclease protection, indicating that AddAB enzyme binds to chi(Bs) with high affinity only du...Continue Reading

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