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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2020

Pif1, RPA, and FEN1 modulate the ability of DNA polymerase δ to overcome protein barriers during DNA synthesis.

Melanie A Sparks, Peter M Burgers, Roberto Galletto

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. "Helicase" Activity promoted through dynamic interactions between a ssDNA translocase and a diffusing SSB protein.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023
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  10. Role and Regulation of Pif1 Family Helicases at the Replication Fork.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  16. Replisome bypass of a protein-based R-loop block by Pif1.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Melanie A SparksDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri USA.
Peter M BurgersDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri USA. Electronic address: burgers@wustl.edu.
Roberto GallettoDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri USA. Electronic address: galletto@wustl.edu.
Washington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

MECHANISMS OF DNA REPLICATION AND MAINTENANCE IN EUKARYOTESR35GM118129 · NIGMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI BURGERS, PETER M · 2016 to 2025
$6.7M
HELICASE ACTIVITY AND ITS ROLE IN TELOMERE AND TELOMERASE REGULATIONR01GM098509 · NIGMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI GALLETTO, ROBERTO · 2011 to 2020
$2.7M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM098509NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM118129
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Successful DNA replication requires carefully regulated mechanisms to overcome numerous obstacles that naturally occur throughout chromosomal DNA. Scattered across the genome are tightly bound proteins, such as transcription factors and nucleosomes, that are necessary for cell function, but that also have the potential to impede timely DNA replication. Using biochemically reconstituted systems, we show that two transcription factors, yeast Reb1 and Tbf1, and a tightly positioned nucleosome, are strong blocks to the strand displacement DNA synthesis activity of DNA polymerase δ. Although the block imparted by Tbf1 can be overcome by the DNA-binding activity of the single-stranded DNA-binding protein RPA, efficient DNA replication through either a Reb1 or a nucleosome block occurs only in the presence of the 5'-3' DNA helicase Pif1. The Pif1-dependent stimulation of DNA synthesis across strong protein barriers may be beneficial during break-induced replication where barriers are expected to pose a problem to efficient DNA bubble migration. However, in the context of lagging strand DNA synthesis, the efficient disruption of a nucleosome barrier by Pif1 could lead to the futile re-replication of newly synthetized DNA. In the presence of FEN1 endonuclease, the major driver of nick translation during lagging strand replication, Pif1-dependent stimulation of DNA synthesis through a nucleosome or Reb1 barrier is prevented. By cleaving the short 5' tails generated during strand displacement, FEN1 eliminates the entry point for Pif1. We propose that this activity would protect the cell from potential DNA re-replication caused by unwarranted Pif1 interference during lagging strand replication.

Indexed as

DNA ReplicationAcetyltransferasesDNA, FungalDNA HelicasesDNA Polymerase IIIMembrane ProteinsReplication Protein ASaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsAcetyltransferasesDNA, FungalDNA HelicasesDNA Polymerase IIIELO2 protein, S cerevisiaeMembrane ProteinsPIF1 protein, S cerevisiaeReplication Protein ARFA1 protein, S cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsDNA helicaseDNA polymeraseDNA polymerase δDNA replicationFEN1nucleosomePif1Reb1Tbf1transcription factors

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PMID32913126
PMCPMC7681027
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