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ArticleExtremophiles : life under extreme conditions2017

High-affinity RNA binding by a hyperthermophilic single-stranded DNA-binding protein.

Michael J Morten, Roland Gamsjaeger, Liza Cubeddu, Ruvini Kariawasam, Jose Peregrina, J Carlos Penedo, Malcolm F White

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Article in Extremophiles : life under extreme conditions, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Michael J MortenBiomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9ST, UK.
Roland GamsjaegerSchool of Science and Health, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia.
Liza CubedduSchool of Science and Health, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia.
Ruvini KariawasamSchool of Science and Health, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia.
Jose PeregrinaBiomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9ST, UK.
J Carlos PenedoBiomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9ST, UK.
Malcolm F WhiteBiomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9ST, UK. mfw2@st-and.ac.uk.
University of St Andrews · GBUniversity of Sydney · AUWestern Sydney University · AU

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Single-stranded DNA-binding proteins (SSBs), including replication protein A (RPA) in eukaryotes, play a central role in DNA replication, recombination, and repair. SSBs utilise an oligonucleotide/oligosaccharide-binding (OB) fold domain to bind DNA, and typically oligomerise in solution to bring multiple OB fold domains together in the functional SSB. SSBs from hyperthermophilic crenarchaea, such as Sulfolobus solfataricus, have an unusual structure with a single OB fold coupled to a flexible C-terminal tail. The OB fold resembles those in RPA, whilst the tail is reminiscent of bacterial SSBs and mediates interaction with other proteins. One paradigm in the field is that SSBs bind specifically to ssDNA and much less strongly to RNA, ensuring that their functions are restricted to DNA metabolism. Here, we use a combination of biochemical and biophysical approaches to demonstrate that the binding properties of S. solfataricus SSB are essentially identical for ssDNA and ssRNA. These features may represent an adaptation to a hyperthermophilic lifestyle, where DNA and RNA damage is a more frequent event.

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Archaeal ProteinsDNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, ArchaealRNA-Binding ProteinsSulfolobus solfataricusArchaeal ProteinsDNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, ArchaealRNA-Binding ProteinsFörster resonance energy transgerNuclear magnetic resonanceOB foldRNA-binding proteinsSingle-molecule dynamics

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PMID28074284
PMCPMC5346138
OpenAlexW2570545093

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