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ArticleiScience2018

DNA Sequence Context Controls the Binding and Processivity of the T7 DNA Primase.

Ariel Afek, Stefan Ilic, John Horton, David B Lukatsky, Raluca Gordan, Barak Akabayov

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Article in iScience, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Ariel AfekCenter for Genomic and Computational Biology, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
Stefan IlicDepartment of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
John HortonCenter for Genomic and Computational Biology, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
David B LukatskyDepartment of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel. Electronic address: lukatsky@bgu.ac.il.
Raluca GordanCenter for Genomic and Computational Biology, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA; Department of Computer Science, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA. Electronic address: raluca.gordan@duke.edu.
Barak AkabayovDepartment of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel. Electronic address: akabayov@bgu.ac.il.
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev · ILDuke University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primases are key enzymes involved in DNA replication. They act on single-stranded DNA and catalyze the synthesis of short RNA primers used by DNA polymerases. Here, we investigate the DNA binding and activity of the bacteriophage T7 primase using a new workflow called high-throughput primase profiling (HTPP). Using a unique combination of high-throughput binding assays and biochemical analyses, HTPP reveals a complex landscape of binding specificity and functional activity for the T7 primase, determined by sequences flanking the primase recognition site. We identified specific features, such as G/T-rich flanks, which increase primase-DNA binding up to 10-fold and, surprisingly, also increase the length of newly formed RNA (up to 3-fold). To our knowledge, variability in primer length has not been reported for this primase. We expect that applying HTPP to additional enzymes will reveal new insights into the effects of DNA sequence composition on the DNA recognition and functional activity of primases.

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