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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2025

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Xiao-Cong Zhao, Bin Wu, Ya-Jun Yang, Ying Li, Qi-Yuan Qiu, Liu Wang, Ya-Peng Xu, Han Gong, Lun Song, Xue-Jie Wang and 9 more

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors.

Xiao-Cong Zhao *Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
Bin Wu *Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
Ya-Jun Yang *Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1966-5937
Ying Li *Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
Qi-Yuan Qiu *Department of Physics, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6372-926X
Liu WangSchool of Life Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, Key Laboratory of Plant Stress Biology, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, China.
Ya-Peng XuSchool of Life Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, Key Laboratory of Plant Stress Biology, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, China.
Han GongHubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
Lun SongHubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
Xue-Jie WangHubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
Jing-Yao ShiHubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
Xue-Feng ChenHubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7990-4111
Shao-Ran ZhangState Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, China.
Qi ZongState Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, China.
Liang DaiDepartment of Physics, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4672-6283
Shi-Shen DuHubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9809-8653
Yan ZhangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China.
Wen-Qiang WuSchool of Life Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, Key Laboratory of Plant Stress Biology, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3293-1603
Xing-Hua ZhangHubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9487-191X

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (China Postdoctoral Foundation Project) 2024M752467MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 12074294MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 12374216MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 12404246MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 32100991| Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province () 2024AFE008| Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province () 2025AFA021Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of CPSF GZC20231993
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Both DNA methylation and homologous recombination (HR) are extensively studied. In bacteria, Dam methylation is the most studied DNA modification, while RecA-mediated HR is a primary mechanism to repair DNA damages including double-stranded breaks, single-stranded gaps, and stalled replication forks. While HR regulation by proteins is extensively studied, whether methylation of DNA itself directly affects the functions of RecA and HR remains unclear. Mainly by single-molecule experiments, we report that Dam methylation of single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) promotes RecA assembly, partially by reducing the effective charge of ssDNA under counterion screening. Furthermore, Dam methylation of double-stranded DNA promotes homologous pairing, joint molecule growth, and strand exchange. In cellular experiments,

Indexed as

AdenineDNA MethylationEscherichia coli ProteinsHomologous RecombinationRec A RecombinasesBacillus subtilisDNA, BacterialDNA, Single-StrandedEscherichia coliKlebsiella pneumoniaeAdenineDNA, BacterialDNA, Single-StrandedEscherichia coli ProteinsRec A RecombinasesbacteriaDNA methylationhomologous recombinationRecAsingle-molecule

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PMID40833402
PMCPMC12403123

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