A Unique β-Hairpin Protruding from AAA+ ATPase Domain of RuvB Motor Protein Is Involved in the Interaction with RuvA DNA Recognition Protein for Branch Migration of Holliday Junctions

Yong Woon Han, Hiroshi Iwasaki, Tomoko Miyata, Kouta Mayanagi, Kazuhiro Yamada, Kosuke Morikawa, Hideo Shinagawa

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Abstract

The Escherichia coli RuvB protein is a motor protein that forms a complex with RuvA and promotes branch migration of Holliday junctions during homologous recombination. This study describes the characteristics of two RuvB mutants, I148T and I150T, that do not promote branch migration in the presence of RuvA. These RuvB mutants hydrolyzed ATP and bound duplex DNA with the same efficiency as wild-type RuvB, but the mutants did not form a complex with RuvA and were defective in loading onto junction DNA in a RuvA-assisted manner. A recent crystallographic study revealed that Ile148 and Ile150 are in a unique β-hairpin that protrudes from the AAA+ ATPase domain of RuvB. We propose that this β-hairpin interacts with hydrophobic residues in the mobile third domain of RuvA and that this interaction is vital for the RuvA-assisted loading of RuvB onto Holliday junction DNA.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)35024-35028
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Biological Chemistry
Volume276
Issue number37
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 14 2001
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology

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