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ArticleNature structural & molecular biology2023

Mechanism of RecF-RecO-RecR cooperation in bacterial homologous recombination.

Shivlee Nirwal, Mariusz Czarnocki-Cieciura, Anuradha Chaudhary, Weronika Zajko, Krzysztof Skowronek, Sebastian Chamera, Małgorzata Figiel, Marcin Nowotny

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Article in Nature structural & molecular biology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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  7. The Role of the RecFOR Complex in Genome Stability.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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Shivlee NirwalLaboratory of Protein Structure, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Warsaw, Poland.
Mariusz Czarnocki-CieciuraLaboratory of Protein Structure, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5582-2851
Anuradha ChaudharyLaboratory of Protein Structure, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Warsaw, Poland.
Weronika ZajkoLaboratory of Protein Structure, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Warsaw, Poland.
Krzysztof SkowronekBiophysics and Bioanalytics Facility, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9973-7085
Sebastian ChameraLaboratory of Protein Structure, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Warsaw, Poland.
Małgorzata FigielLaboratory of Protein Structure, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2211-0425
Marcin NowotnyLaboratory of Protein Structure, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Warsaw, Poland. mnowotny@iimcb.gov.pl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8632-0977

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Abstract

In bacteria, one type of homologous-recombination-based DNA-repair pathway involves RecFOR proteins that bind at the junction between single-stranded (ss) and double-stranded (ds) DNA. They facilitate the replacement of SSB protein, which initially covers ssDNA, with RecA, which mediates the search for homologous sequences. However, the molecular mechanism of RecFOR cooperation remains largely unknown. We used Thermus thermophilus proteins to study this system. Here, we present a cryo-electron microscopy structure of the RecF-dsDNA complex, and another reconstruction that shows how RecF interacts with two different regions of the tetrameric RecR ring. Lower-resolution reconstructions of the RecR-RecO subcomplex and the RecFOR-DNA assembly explain how RecO is positioned to interact with ssDNA and SSB, which is proposed to lock the complex on a ssDNA-dsDNA junction. Our results integrate the biochemical data available for the RecFOR system and provide a framework for its complete understanding.

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Bacterial ProteinsEscherichia coli ProteinsBacteriaCryoelectron MicroscopyDNA, BacterialDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA RepairDNA, Single-StrandedHomologous RecombinationBacterial ProteinsDNA, BacterialDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA, Single-StrandedEscherichia coli Proteins

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