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A novel nucleoprotein complex at a replication origin.

M Serrano1, M Salas, J M Hermoso

  • 1Centro de Biología Molecular (CSIC-UAM), Universidad Autónoma, Madrid, Spain.

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|May 25, 1990
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Bacillus subtilis phage phi 29 protein p6 forms a unique nucleoprotein complex essential for replication initiation. This complex involves DNA superhelix wrapping around a p6 core, crucial for recognition by other replication proteins.

Area of Science:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Virology
  • Biochemistry

Background:

  • Bacillus subtilis phage phi 29 replication initiation relies on the viral protein p6.
  • Protein p6 forms a nucleoprotein complex at viral replication origins with unique characteristics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To elucidate the structural and functional properties of the p6 nucleoprotein complex.
  • To understand how the p6 complex facilitates the initiation of phage phi 29 replication.

Main Methods:

  • Deoxyribonuclease I footprinting
  • Hydroxyl radical footprinting
  • Supercoiling assays

Main Results:

  • A model was proposed where DNA forms a right-handed superhelix around a multimeric p6 core.

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  • The interaction between p6 and DNA occurs through the minor groove.
  • p6 activity necessitates correct complex formation and precise positioning.

    • Conclusions:

    • The p6 protein induces a specific DNA conformation critical for replication.
    • The precise positioning of the p6-DNA complex is recognized by other replication initiation proteins.