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ArticleCell reports2015

The Localization and Action of Topoisomerase IV in Escherichia coli Chromosome Segregation Is Coordinated by the SMC Complex, MukBEF.

Pawel Zawadzki, Mathew Stracy, Katarzyna Ginda, Katarzyna Zawadzka, Christian Lesterlin, Achillefs N Kapanidis, David J Sherratt

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Article in Cell reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 75 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Pawel ZawadzkiDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK.
Mathew StracyBiological Physics Research Group, Clarendon Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, UK.
Katarzyna GindaDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK.
Katarzyna ZawadzkaDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK.
Christian LesterlinDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK; Bases Moléculaires et Structurales des Systèmes Infectieux, UMR 5086, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, University of Lyon, 69367 Lyon, France.
Achillefs N KapanidisBiological Physics Research Group, Clarendon Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, UK.
David J SherrattDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK. Electronic address: david.sherratt@bioch.ox.ac.uk.
University of Oxford · GBStructural and Molecular Basis of Infectious Systems · FR

Funding

Medical Research Council G0001292Medical Research Council MR/K01577X/1Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 099204/Z/12Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The type II topoisomerase TopoIV, which has an essential role in Escherichia coli chromosome decatenation, interacts with MukBEF, an SMC (structural maintenance of chromosomes) complex that acts in chromosome segregation. We have characterized the intracellular dynamics of individual TopoIV molecules and the consequences of their interaction with MukBEF clusters by using photoactivated-localization microscopy. We show that ~15 TopoIV molecules per cell are associated with MukBEF clusters that are preferentially localized to the replication origin region (ori), close to the long axis of the cell. A replication-dependent increase in the fraction of immobile molecules, together with a proposed catalytic cycle of ~1.8 s, is consistent with the majority of active TopoIV molecules catalyzing decatenation, with a minority maintaining steady-state DNA supercoiling. Finally, we show that the MukB-ParC interaction is crucial for timely decatenation and segregation of newly replicated ori DNA.

Indexed as

Chromosome SegregationBiocatalysisCatenanesChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneChromosomes, BacterialDNA Topoisomerase IVEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsMicroscopy, FluorescenceMultigene FamilyReplication OriginRepressor ProteinsTime-Lapse ImagingCatenanesChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneDNA Topoisomerase IVEscherichia coli ProteinsMukB protein, E colimukE protein, E colimukF protein, E coliRepressor Proteins

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PMID26686641
PMCPMC5061553
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