| Autor: |
Bhasin, Archna, Goryshin, Igor Y, Steiniger-White, Mindy, York, Dona, Reznikoff, William S |
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JMB Online (Journal of Molecular Biology); September 2000, Vol. 302 Issue: 1 p49-63, 15p |
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Protein catalyzed DNA rearrangements typically require assembly of complex nucleoprotein structures. In transposition and integration reactions, these structures, termed synaptic complexes, are mandatory for catalysis. We characterize the Tn5pre-cleavage synaptic complex, the simplest transposition complex described to date. We identified this complex by gel retardation assay using short, linear fragments and have shown that it contains a dimer of transposase, two DNA molecules, and is competent for DNA cleavage in the presence of Mg2+. We also used hydroxyl radical footprinting and interference techniques to delineate the protein-DNA contacts made in the Tn5synaptic and monomer complexes. All positions (except position 1) of the end sequence are contacted by transposase in the synaptic complex. We have determined that positions 2–5 of the end sequence are specifically required for synaptic complex formation as they are not required for monomer complex formation. In addition, in the synaptic complex, there is a strong, local distortion centered around position 1 which likely facilitates cleavage. |
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