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ArticlePloS one2021

Examination of the roles of a conserved motif in the PriA helicase in structure-specific DNA unwinding and processivity.

Alexander T Duckworth, Tricia A Windgassen, James L Keck

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Article in PloS one, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 47% of its field
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alexander T DuckworthDepartment of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-7713-4117
Tricia A WindgassenDepartment of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States of America.
James L KeckDepartment of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-5961-0220
University of Wisconsin–Madison · US

Funding

BIOTECHNOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAMT32GM008349 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI FOX, BRIAN G · 1989 to 2019
$22.5M
Structure and Function of the Bacterial PrimosomeR01GM098885 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI James L Keck · 2012 to 2026
$4.0M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM098885NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008349
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

DNA replication complexes (replisomes) frequently encounter barriers that can eject them prematurely from the genome. To avoid the lethality of incomplete DNA replication that arises from these events, bacteria have evolved "DNA replication restart" mechanisms to reload replisomes onto abandoned replication forks. The Escherichia coli PriA DNA helicase orchestrates this process by recognizing and remodeling replication forks and recruiting additional proteins that help to drive replisome reloading. We have identified a conserved sequence motif within a linker region of PriA that docks into a groove on the exterior of the PriA helicase domain. Alterations to the motif reduce the apparent processivity and attenuate structure-specific helicase activity in PriA, implicating the motif as a potential autoregulatory element in replication fork processing. The study also suggests that multiple PriA molecules may function in tandem to enhance DNA unwinding processivity, highlighting an unexpected similarity between PriA and other DNA helicases.

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DNA ReplicationAmino Acid MotifsDNA, BacterialDNA HelicasesEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsStructure-Activity RelationshipDNA, BacterialDNA HelicasesEscherichia coli ProteinspriA protein, E coli

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PMID34329356
PMCPMC8323898
OpenAlexW3183888624

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