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ArticleNature communications2025

Structural basis for intrinsic strand displacement activity of mitochondrial DNA polymerase.

Ashok R Nayak, Viktoriia Sokolova, Sirelin Sillamaa, Karl Herbine, Juhan Sedman, Dmitry Temiakov

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. DNA polymerase I: structure, activity, and function in bacterial DNA replication and repair.Critical reviews in biochemistry and molecular biology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Ashok R Nayak *Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Thomas Jefferson University; 1020 Locust St, Philadelphia, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9531-5168
Viktoriia Sokolova *Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Thomas Jefferson University; 1020 Locust St, Philadelphia, USA.
Sirelin SillamaaInstitute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Riia 23, Tartu, Estonia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8077-9963
Karl HerbineDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Thomas Jefferson University; 1020 Locust St, Philadelphia, USA.
Juhan SedmanInstitute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Riia 23, Tartu, Estonia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2081-1452
Dmitry TemiakovDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Thomas Jefferson University; 1020 Locust St, Philadelphia, USA. dmitry.temiakov@jefferson.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5497-3068

Funding

X-Ray Crystallography and Macromolecular CharacterizationP30CA056036 · NCI · THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY · PI Claudio Guillermo Giraudo · 1995 to 2026
$94.8M
Molecular Mechanisms of Mitochondrial Transcription and ReplicationR35GM131832 · NIGMS · THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY · PI Dmitry Temiakov · 2019 to 2026
$4.3M
A New Cryo-Transmission Electron Microscope at Thomas Jefferson UniversityS10OD030457 · OD · THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY · PI CINGOLANI, GINO · 2022 to 2022
$2.0M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA056036NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM131832NIH HHS S10 OD030457
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Members of the Pol A family of DNA polymerases, found across all domains of life, utilize various strategies for DNA strand separation during replication. In higher eukaryotes, mitochondrial DNA polymerase γ relies on the replicative helicase TWINKLE, whereas the yeast ortholog, Mip1, can unwind DNA independently. Using Mip1 as a model, we present a series of high-resolution cryo-EM structures that capture the process of DNA strand displacement. Our data reveal previously unidentified structural elements that facilitate the unwinding of the downstream DNA duplex. Yeast cells harboring Mip1 variants defective in strand displacement exhibit impaired oxidative phosphorylation and loss of mtDNA, corroborating the structural observations. This study provides a molecular basis for the intrinsic strand displacement activity of Mip1 and illuminates the distinct unwinding mechanisms utilized by Pol A family DNA polymerases.

Indexed as

DNA-Directed DNA PolymeraseDNA, MitochondrialDNA Polymerase ISaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsCryoelectron MicroscopyDNA, FungalDNA HelicasesDNA ReplicationMitochondriaModels, MolecularOxidative PhosphorylationDNA-Directed DNA PolymeraseDNA, FungalDNA HelicasesDNA, MitochondrialDNA Polymerase IMIP1 protein, S cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins

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PMID40069189
PMCPMC11897208

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