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Dysregulated DnaB unwinding induces replisome decoupling and daughter strand gaps that are countered by RecA polymerization.
Nucleic acids research - 8 Jul 2024
Behrmann Megan S, Perera Himasha M, Welikala Malisha U, Matthews Jacquelynn E, Butterworth Lauren J, Trakselis Michael A
Abstract excerpt
The replicative helicase, DnaB, is a central component of the replisome and unwinds duplex DNA coupled with immediate template-dependent DNA synthesis by the polymerase, Pol III. The rate of helicase unwinding is dynamically regulated through structural transitions in the DnaB hexamer between dilated and constricted states. Site-specific mutations in DnaB enforce a faster more constricted conformation that...
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