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ArticleNucleic acids research2019

Direct quantification of the translocation activities of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Pif1 helicase.

Chen Lu, Shimin Le, Jin Chen, Alicia K Byrd, Daniela Rhodes, Kevin D Raney, Jie Yan

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2019. 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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9citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Regulation of Pfh1 helicase activity by nucleic acid interactions and mitochondrial SSB.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  4. Role and Regulation of Pif1 Family Helicases at the Replication Fork.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Chen LuMechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117411.
Shimin LeDepartment of Physics, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117542.
Jin ChenMechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117411.
Alicia K ByrdDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Science, Arkansas 72205, USA.
Daniela RhodesSchool of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technology University, Singapore 637551.
Kevin D RaneyDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Science, Arkansas 72205, USA.
Jie YanMechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117411.
National University of Singapore · SGUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences · USNanyang Technological University · SG

Funding

Functions and Mechanisms of Helicases and G-Quadruplex Nucleic AcidsR35GM122601 · NIGMS · UNIV OF ARKANSAS FOR MED SCIS · PI RANEY, KEVIN DOUGLAS · 2017 to 2021
$2.5M
DNA Helicases: Mechanisms and FunctionsR01GM098922 · NIGMS · UNIV OF ARKANSAS FOR MED SCIS · PI RANEY, KEVIN DOUGLAS · 2011 to 2017
$1.7M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM098922NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM122601
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Saccharomyces cerevisiae Pif1 (ScPif1) is known as an ATP-dependent DNA helicase that plays critical roles in a number of important biological processes such as DNA replication, telomere maintenance and genome stability maintenance. Besides its DNA helicase activity, ScPif1 is also known as a single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) translocase, while how ScPif1 translocates on ssDNA is unclear. Here, by measuring the translocation activity of individual ScPif1 molecules on ssDNA extended by mechanical force, we identified two distinct types of ssDNA translocation. In one type, ScPif1 moves along the ssDNA track with a rate of ∼140 nt/s in 100 μM ATP, whereas in the other type, ScPif1 is immobilized to a fixed location of ssDNA and generates ssDNA loops against force. Between the two, the mobile translocation is the major form at nanomolar ScPif1 concentrations although patrolling becomes more frequent at micromolar concentrations. Together, our results suggest that ScPif1 translocates on extended ssDNA in two distinct modes, primarily in a 'mobile' manner.

Indexed as

Adenosine TriphosphateBase SequenceDNA HelicasesDNA, Single-StrandedModels, BiologicalNucleic Acid ConformationProtein TransportSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsStress, MechanicalAdenosine TriphosphateDNA HelicasesDNA, Single-StrandedPIF1 protein, S cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins

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PMID31216020
PMCPMC6698741
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