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A new insight into RecA filament regulation by RecX from the analysis of conformation-specific interactions

  1. Aleksandr Alekseev  Is a corresponding author
  2. Georgii Pobegalov  Is a corresponding author
  3. Natalia Morozova
  4. Alexey Vedyaykin
  5. Galina Cherevatenko
  6. Alexander Yakimov
  7. Dmitry Baitin
  8. Mikhail Khodorkovskii
  1. Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Russian Federation
  2. Kurchatov Institute, Russian Federation
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.78409
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  1. Aleksandr Alekseev
  2. Georgii Pobegalov
  3. Natalia Morozova
  4. Alexey Vedyaykin
  5. Galina Cherevatenko
  6. Alexander Yakimov
  7. Dmitry Baitin
  8. Mikhail Khodorkovskii
(2022)
A new insight into RecA filament regulation by RecX from the analysis of conformation-specific interactions
eLife 11:e78409.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.78409
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Abstract

RecA protein mediates homologous recombination repair in bacteria through assembly of long helical filaments on single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) in an ATP dependent manner. RecX, an important negative regulator of RecA, is known to inhibit RecA activity by stimulating the disassembly of RecA nucleoprotein filaments. Here we use a single-molecule approach to address the regulation of (E. coli) RecA-ssDNA filaments by RecX (E. coli) within the framework of distinct conformational states of RecA-ssDNA filament. Our findings revealed that RecX effectively binds the inactive conformation of RecA-ssDNA filaments and slows down the transition to the active state. Results of this work provide new mechanistic insights into the RecX-RecA interactions and highlight the importance of conformational transitions of RecA filaments as an additional level of regulation of its biological activity.

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  1. Aleksandr Alekseev

    Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
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  2. Georgii Pobegalov

    Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
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  3. Natalia Morozova

    Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
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  4. Alexey Vedyaykin

    Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
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  5. Galina Cherevatenko

    Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
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  6. Alexander Yakimov

    Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
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  7. Dmitry Baitin

    Kurchatov Institute, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
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  8. Mikhail Khodorkovskii

    Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
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Russian Science Foundation (19-74-10049)

  • Aleksandr Alekseev
  • Georgii Pobegalov
  • Alexander Yakimov

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  1. Aleksandr Alekseev
  2. Georgii Pobegalov
  3. Natalia Morozova
  4. Alexey Vedyaykin
  5. Galina Cherevatenko
  6. Alexander Yakimov
  7. Dmitry Baitin
  8. Mikhail Khodorkovskii
(2022)
A new insight into RecA filament regulation by RecX from the analysis of conformation-specific interactions
eLife 11:e78409.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.78409

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