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ArticleNucleic acids research2023

Structural basis for topological regulation of Tn3 resolvase.

Sherwin P Montaño, Sally-J Rowland, James R Fuller, Mary E Burke, Alasdair I MacDonald, Martin R Boocock, W Marshall Stark, Phoebe A Rice

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2023. 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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0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 41% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Sherwin P MontañoDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
Sally-J RowlandInstitute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, University of Glasgow, Bower Building, University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK.
James R FullerDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
Mary E BurkeInstitute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, University of Glasgow, Bower Building, University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK.
Alasdair I MacDonaldInstitute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, University of Glasgow, Bower Building, University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK.
Martin R BoocockInstitute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, University of Glasgow, Bower Building, University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK.
W Marshall StarkInstitute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, University of Glasgow, Bower Building, University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK.
Phoebe A RiceDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3467-341X
University of Glasgow · GBUniversity of Chicago · US

Funding

Molecular And Cellular Biology Training ProgramT32GM007183 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI GLICK, BENJAMIN S, RICE, PHOEBE A · 1985 to 2021
$23.9M
The Biophysics Collaborative Access Team (User Training and Outreach)P30GM138395 · NIGMS · ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI THOMAS C IRVING · 2021 to 2026
$16.5M
Mechanisms and regulation of serine resolvasesR01GM086826 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI RICE, PHOEBE A · 2009 to 2012
$1.3M
NIGMS NIH HHS P30 GM138395NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM086826NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007183Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Site-specific DNA recombinases play a variety of biological roles, often related to the dissemination of antibiotic resistance, and are also useful synthetic biology tools. The simplest site-specific recombination systems will recombine any two cognate sites regardless of context. Other systems have evolved elaborate mechanisms, often sensing DNA topology, to ensure that only one of multiple possible recombination products is produced. The closely related resolvases from the Tn3 and γδ transposons have historically served as paradigms for the regulation of recombinase activity by DNA topology. However, despite many proposals, models of the multi-subunit protein-DNA complex (termed the synaptosome) that enforces this regulation have been unsatisfying due to a lack of experimental constraints and incomplete concordance with experimental data. Here, we present new structural and biochemical data that lead to a new, detailed model of the Tn3 synaptosome, and discuss how it harnesses DNA topology to regulate the enzymatic activity of the recombinase.

Indexed as

DNAMultiprotein ComplexesTransposon ResolvasesDNA Transposable ElementsRecombinasesTransposasesDNADNA Transposable ElementsMultiprotein ComplexesRecombinasesTn3 resolvaseTransposasesTransposon Resolvases

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PMID36100255
PMCPMC9943657
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