DNA sliding and loop formation by E. coli SMC complex: MukBEF

Autor: Man Zhou
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports, Vol 31, Iss , Pp 101297- (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2405-5808
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2022.101297
Popis: SMC (structural maintenance of chromosomes) complexes share conserved architectures and function in chromosome maintenance via an unknown mechanism. Here we have used single-molecule techniques to study MukBEF, the SMC complex in Escherichia coli. Real-time movies show MukB alone can compact DNA and ATP inhibits DNA compaction by MukB. We observed that DNA unidirectionally slides through MukB, potentially by a ratchet mechanism, and the sliding speed depends on the elastic energy stored in the DNA. MukE, MukF and ATP binding stabilize MukB and DNA interaction, and ATP hydrolysis regulates the loading/unloading of MukBEF from DNA. Our data suggests a new model for how MukBEF organizes the bacterial chromosome in vivo; and this model will be relevant for other SMC proteins.
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