Initiation of general recombination catalyzed in vitro by the recA protein of Escherichia coli.
AUTOR(ES)
McEntee, K
RESUMO
Homogeneous recA protein catalyzes the hybridization of single-stranded DNA to homologous regions in duplex DNA. The products are D-loops, which are formed with equal efficiency in linear and supercoiled molecules. This assimilation reaction can be separated into two partial reactions. In the first, recA protein binds to duplex DNA and produces a reA protein-DNA complex. The binding shows a sigmoidal dependence on recA protein concentration, requires ATP, GTP or the gamma-thio analog of ATP, and Mg2+, but does not require hydrolysis of the nucleoside triphosphate. In the second reaction, single-stranded regions of the recA protein-ATP-duplex DNA intermediate hybridize with free complementary single strands to produce D-loop structures. This reaction is coupled to ATP hydrolysis and is analogous to the renaturation of single-stranded DNA catalyzed by the recA protein [Weinstrock, G.M., McEntee, K. & Lehman, I.R. (1979) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 76, 126-130]. Hydrolysis of ATP appears to be required in these reactions for dissociation of recA protein from the DNA.
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