Covalently trapping MutS on DNA to study DNA mismatch recognition and signaling

The DNA repair protein MutS forms clamp-like structures on DNA that search for and recognize base mismatches leading to ATP-transformed signaling clamps. In this study, the mobile MutS clamps were trapped on DNA in a functional state using single-cysteine variants of MutS and thiol-modified homodupl...

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Veröffentlicht in:Molecular bioSystems 2012-07, Vol.8 (7), p.1861-1864
Hauptverfasser: Heinze, Roger J, Sekerina, Svetlana, Winkler, Ines, Biertümpfel, Christian, Oretskaya, Tatiana S, Kubareva, Elena, Friedhoff, Peter
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Zusammenfassung:The DNA repair protein MutS forms clamp-like structures on DNA that search for and recognize base mismatches leading to ATP-transformed signaling clamps. In this study, the mobile MutS clamps were trapped on DNA in a functional state using single-cysteine variants of MutS and thiol-modified homoduplex or heteroduplex DNA. This approach allows stabilization of various transient MutS-DNA complexes and will enable their structural and functional analysis.
ISSN:1742-206X
1742-2051
DOI:10.1039/c2mb25086a