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ParB Partition Proteins: Complex Formation and Spreading at Bacterial and Plasmid Centromeres

Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2016
In bacteria, active partition systems contribute to the faithful segregation of both chromosomes and low-copy-number plasmids. Each system depends on a site-specific DNA binding protein to recognize and assemble a partition complex at a centromere-like ...
Barbara Funnell
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TRF1 and TRF2 binding to telomeres is modulated by nucleosomal organization [PDF]

, 2015
The ends of eukaryotic chromosomes need to be protected from the activation of a DNA damage response that leads the cell to replicative senescence or apoptosis.
Alicata, Claudia, Cacchione, Stefano, Cicconi, Alessandro, Galati, Alessandra, Gilson, Eric, Giraud Panis, Marie Josèphe, Ingegnere, Tiziano, Micheli, Emanuela, Pusch, Miriam Caroline   +8 more
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Multiple ETS family transcription factors bind mutant p53 via distinct interaction regions

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Mutant p53 gain‐of‐function is thought to be mediated by interaction with other transcription factors. We identify multiple ETS transcription factors that can bind mutant p53 and found that this interaction can be promoted by a PXXPP motif. ETS proteins that strongly bound mutant p53 were upregulated in ovarian cancer compared to ETS proteins that ...
Stephanie A. Metcalf, Nicholas F. Downing, Kaitlyn M. Mills, Samuel C. Metcalfe, Alexander E. Kritzer, Lindsey D. Mayo, Peter C. Hollenhorst   +6 more
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\u3cem\u3ePlasmodium falciparum\u3c/em\u3e SSB Tetramer Binds Single-Stranded DNA Only in a Fully Wrapped Mode [PDF]

, 2012
The tetrameric Escherichia coli single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) binding protein (Ec-SSB) functions in DNA metabolism by binding to ssDNA and interacting directly with numerous DNA repair and replication proteins.
Antony, Edwin, Kozlov, Alexander G., Lohman, Timothy M., Nguyen, Binh   +3 more
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The newfound relationship between extrachromosomal DNAs and excised signal circles

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Extrachromosomal DNAs (ecDNAs) contribute to the progression of many human cancers. In addition, circular DNA by‐products of V(D)J recombination, excised signal circles (ESCs), have roles in cancer progression but have largely been overlooked. In this Review, we explore the roles of ecDNAs and ESCs in cancer development, and highlight why these ...
Dylan Casey, Zeqian Gao, Joan Boyes
wiley   +1 more source

An upstream open reading frame regulates expression of the mitochondrial protein Slm35 and mitophagy flux

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This study reveals how the mitochondrial protein Slm35 is regulated in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The authors identify stress‐responsive DNA elements and two upstream open reading frames (uORFs) in the 5′ untranslated region of SLM35. One uORF restricts translation, and its mutation increases Slm35 protein levels and mitophagy.
Hernán Romo‐Casanueva, Ariann E. Mendoza‐Martínez, P. Abril Medina‐Flores, Carlos Campero‐Basaldua, Alexander DeLuna, Soledad Funes   +5 more
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Emerging toolkits for decoding the co-occurrence of modified histones and chromatin proteins

EMBO Reports
In eukaryotes, DNA is packaged into chromatin with the help of highly conserved histone proteins. Together with DNA-binding proteins, posttranslational modifications (PTMs) on these histones play crucial roles in regulating genome function, cell fate ...
Anne-Sophie Pepin, Robert Schneider
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DNA-binding proteins essential for protein-primed bacteriophage ø29 DNA replication

Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2016
Bacillus subtilis phage Φ29 has a linear, double-stranded DNA 19 kb long with an inverted terminal repeat of 6 nucleotides and a protein covalently linked to the 5’ ends of the DNA.
Margarita Salas, Isabel Holguera, Modesto Redrejo-Rodriguez, Miguel De Vega   +3 more
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Monitoring Replication Protein A (RPA) Dynamics in Homologous Recombination Through Site-specific Incorporation of Non-canonical Amino Acids [PDF]

, 2017
An essential coordinator of all DNA metabolic processes is Replication Protein A (RPA). RPA orchestrates these processes by binding to single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) and interacting with several other DNA binding proteins. Determining the real-time kinetics
Antony, Edwin, Davenport, Eric Parker, Dockendorff, Chris, Gandhi, Disha M., Greene, Eric C., Kaniecki, Kyle, Mehl, Ryan A., Origanti, Sofia, Pokhrel, Nilisha   +8 more
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In situ molecular organization and heterogeneity of the Legionella Dot/Icm T4SS

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We present a nearly complete in situ model of the Legionella Dot/Icm type IV secretion system, revealing its central secretion channel and identifying new components. Using cryo‐electron tomography with AI‐based modeling, our work highlights the structure, variability, and mechanism of this complex nanomachine, advancing understanding of bacterial ...
Przemysław Dutka, Yuxi Liu, Stefano Maggi, Debnath Ghosal, Jue Wang, Prashant P. Damke, Stephen D. Carter, Wei Zhao, Sukhithasri Vijayrajratnam, Joseph P. Vogel, Carrie L. Shaffer, Grant J. Jensen   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source