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ArticleScientific reports2018

ATP-dependent conformational change in ABC-ATPase RecF serves as a switch in DNA repair.

Qun Tang, Yan-Ping Liu, Hai-Huan Shan, Li-Fei Tian, Jie-Zhong Zhang, Xiao-Xue Yan

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. The Role of the RecFOR Complex in Genome Stability.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  3. Generation and Repair of Postreplication Gaps in Escherichia coli.Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR · 2023
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  7. The ATP-dependent Pathways and Human Diseases.Current medicinal chemistry · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Qun TangNational Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Yan-Ping LiuNational Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Hai-Huan ShanNational Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Li-Fei TianNational Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Jie-Zhong ZhangNational Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Xiao-Xue YanNational Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China. snow@ibp.ac.cn.
Chinese Academy of Sciences · CNInstitute of Biophysics · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RecF is a principal member of the RecF pathway. It interacts with RecO and RecR to initiate homologous recombination by loading RecA recombinases on single-stranded DNA and displacing single-stranded DNA-binding proteins. As an ATP-binding cassette ATPase, RecF exhibits ATP-dependent dimerization and structural homology with Rad50 and SMC proteins. However, the mechanism and action pattern of RecF ATP-dependent dimerization remains unclear. Here, We determined three crystal structures of TTERecF, TTERecF-ATP and TTERecF-ATPɤS from Thermoanaerobacter tengcongensis that reveal a novel ATP-driven RecF dimerization. RecF contains a positively charged tunnel on its dimer interface that is essential to ATP binding. Our structural and biochemical data indicate that the Walker A motif serves as a switch and plays a key role in ATP binding and RecF dimerization. Furthermore, Biolayer interferometry assay results showed that the TTERecF interacted with ATP and formed a dimer, displaying a higher affinity for DNA than that of the TTERecF monomer. Overall, our results provide a solid structural basis for understanding the process of RecF binding with ATP and the functional mechanism of ATP-dependent RecF dimerization.

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DNA RepairDNA ReplicationProtein ConformationAdenosine TriphosphateBacterial ProteinsDimerizationDNA-Binding ProteinsThermoanaerobacterAdenosine TriphosphateBacterial ProteinsDNA-Binding ProteinsrecF protein, Bacteria

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PMID29391496
PMCPMC5794780
OpenAlexW2800613693

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