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ArticleNucleic acids research2018

Recombination directionality factor gp3 binds ϕC31 integrase via the zinc domain, potentially affecting the trajectory of the coiled-coil motif.

Paul C M Fogg, Ellen Younger, Booshini D Fernando, Thanafez Khaleel, W Marshall Stark, Margaret C M Smith

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Paul C M FoggDepartment of Biology, University of York, Wentworth Way, York, YO10 5DD, UK.
Ellen YoungerInstitute of Medical Sciences, Foresterhill, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, UK.
Booshini D FernandoInstitute of Medical Sciences, Foresterhill, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, UK.
Thanafez KhaleelInstitute of Medical Sciences, Foresterhill, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, UK.
W Marshall StarkInstitute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
Margaret C M SmithDepartment of Biology, University of York, Wentworth Way, York, YO10 5DD, UK.
University of Aberdeen · GBUniversity of Glasgow · GBUniversity of York · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/H005447/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To establish a prophage state, the genomic DNA of temperate bacteriophages normally becomes integrated into the genome of their host bacterium by integrase-mediated, site-specific DNA recombination. Serine integrases catalyse a single crossover between an attachment site in the host (attB) and a phage attachment site (attP) on the circularized phage genome to generate the integrated prophage DNA flanked by recombinant attachment sites, attL and attR. Exiting the prophage state and entry into the lytic growth cycle requires an additional phage-encoded protein, the recombination directionality factor or RDF, to mediate recombination between attL and attR and excision of the phage genome. The RDF is known to bind integrase and switch its activity from integration (attP x attB) to excision (attL x attR) but its precise mechanism is unclear. Here, we identify amino acid residues in the RDF, gp3, encoded by the Streptomyces phage ϕC31 and within the ϕC31 integrase itself that affect the gp3:Int interaction. We show that residue substitutions in integrase that reduce gp3 binding adversely affect both excision and integration reactions. The mutant integrase phenotypes are consistent with a model in which the RDF binds to a hinge region at the base of the coiled-coil motif in ϕC31 integrase.

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Attachment Sites, MicrobiologicalAmino Acid SequenceAmino Acid SubstitutionBinding SitesCloning, MolecularDNA, BacterialDNA-Binding ProteinsEscherichia coliGene ExpressionGenetic VectorsIntegrasesLysogenyModels, MolecularMutationProtein BindingProtein Conformation, alpha-HelicalDNA, BacterialDNA-Binding ProteinsIntegrasesRecombinant ProteinsViral Proteins

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PMID29228292
PMCPMC5814800
OpenAlexW2775637566

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