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Macromolecular hydration changes associated with BamHI binding and catalysis.

T W Lynch1, S G Sligar

  • 1Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology and the Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA.

The Journal of Biological Chemistry
|July 6, 2000
PubMed
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Osmotic pressure significantly impacts how BamHI and EcoRI bind to DNA. BamHI releases more water during binding than EcoRI, while both enzymes hydrate upon catalysis, with BamHI showing greater osmotic stress dependence.

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Area of Science:

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Structural Biology

Background:

  • Site-specific DNA recognition by endonucleases is crucial for molecular biology.
  • Osmotic pressure is a tool to probe hydration changes during protein-DNA interactions.
  • Previous studies explored EcoRI's response to osmotic stress.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effects of osmotic pressure on BamHI DNA binding and catalysis.
  • To compare BamHI's hydration changes with those of EcoRI.
  • To correlate structural differences with hydration changes during DNA recognition.

Main Methods:

  • Enzyme kinetics under varying osmotic pressures.
  • Analysis of binding and catalytic parameters.
  • Comparison with existing high-resolution X-ray crystallographic data.

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Main Results:

  • BamHI binding to cognate DNA involves significantly less water release compared to EcoRI.
  • Both BamHI and EcoRI show net hydration of the complex during catalysis.
  • BamHI exhibits a much greater dependence on osmotic stress than EcoRI.

Conclusions:

  • Hydration changes during DNA recognition differ substantially between BamHI and EcoRI.
  • Structural dissimilarities in secondary features contribute to varying hydration.
  • Functional differences in site-specific DNA recognition are linked to hydration changes.