The flexible loop of human FEN1 endonuclease is required for flap cleavage during DNA replication and repair
AUTOR(ES)
Storici, Francesca
FONTE
Oxford University Press
RESUMO
The conserved, structure-specific flap endonuclease FEN1 cleaves 5′ DNA flaps that arise during replication or repair. To address in vivo mechanisms of flap cleavage, we developed a screen for human FEN1 mutants that are toxic when expressed in yeast. Two targets were revealed: the flexible loop domain and the catalytic site. Toxic mutants caused G2 arrest and cell death and were unable to repair methyl methanesulfonate lesions. All the mutant proteins retained flap binding. Unlike the catalytic site mutants, which lacked cleavage of any 5′ flaps, the loop mutants exhibited partial ability to cut 5′ flaps when an adjacent single nucleotide 3′ flap was present. We suggest that the flexible loop is important for efficient cleavage through positioning the 5′ flap and the catalytic site.
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