• 한국미생물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국미생물학회 2008년도 International Meeting of the Microbiological Society of Korea
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• pp.121-123
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• 2008

• 생명과학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.131-140
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• 2004

T7박테리오파지 gp4는 dTTP 가수분해에너지를 이용하여 DNA복제시 이중 나선 DNA를 단일가닥 DNA로 풀어내는 나선효소(helicase)이다. T7 나선효소의 활성형의 4차구조는 한가운데 구멍을 지닌 육량체 고리모양이다. 단일가닥 DNA는 나선효소가 $5'\rightarrow3'$방향으로 이동할 때 육량체 고리의 구멍으로 빠져나간다. 이러한 DNA의 이중나선 풀어헤침을 빠른 효소반응속도 측정법을 이용하여 정량적으로 측정하였으며, 그 결과 단일가닥 DNA 산물들이 생성되기 전에 지연상태(lag phase)가 존재함을 관찰하였다. 이러한 지연상태를 나선효소에 의한 이중나선 DNA의 풀어헤침이 속도론적 단계과정(kinetic stepping)을 거친다는 모델로써 분석하였다. 예상대로 이중나선의 길이가 클수록 지연상태의 지속시간이 늘어났다. $\tau7$ 나선효소가 이중나선 DNA를 풀어내는 과정에서 넣어준 trap DNA는 풀어내는 이중나선 DNA의 양을 변화시키지 못하여서, $\tau7$ 나선효소가 매우 큰 공정성을 지닌 효소임을 알 수 있었다. 이러한 속도론적 data를 global fitting법을 써서 kinetic stepping 모델에 적용한 결과 매 단계(step)마다 10∼l개의 염기쌍이 풀려지고 1초당 3.7번의 step이 일어난다는 것을 알 수 있었다. DNA 풀어헤침과 dTTP가수분해의 메커니즘과 이들의 연계성은 $4∼37^{\circ}C$사이의 온도범위에서 영향을 받지 않았다. 이상을 종합할 때, T7나선효소의 이중나선 DNA의 풀어헤침 시 나타나는 속도론적 단계과정은 DNA복제 시 이용되는 나선효소의 내재적 속성임을 알 수 있다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제27권10호
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• pp.1618-1622
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• 2006

Bacteriophage T7 gp4A' is a ring-shaped hexameric DNA helicase that catalyzes duplex DNA unwinding using dTTP hydrolysis as an energy source. To investigate the effect of single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) on the kinetic pathway of dTTP hydrolysis by the T7 DNA helicase complexed with ssDNA, we have first determined optimal concentration of long circular M13 single-stranded DNA and pre-incubation time in the absence of $Mg^{2+}$ which is necessary for the helicase-ssDNA complex formation. Steady state dTTP hydrolysis in the absence of $Mg^{2+}$ by the helicase-ssDNA complex provided $k_{cat}$ of $8.5\;{\times}\;10^{-3}\;sec^{-1}$. Pre-steady state kinetics of the dTTP hydrolysis by the pre-assembled hexameric helicase was monitored by using the rapid chemical quench-flow technique both in the presence and absence of M13 ssDNA. Pre-steady state dTTP hydrolysis showed distinct burst kinetics in both cases, indicating that product release step is slower than dTTP hydrolysis step. Pre-steady state burst rates were similar both in the presence and absence of ssDNA, while steady state dTTP hydrolysis rate in the presence of ssDNA was much faster than in the absence of ssDNA. These results suggest that single-stranded DNA stimulates dTTP hydrolysis reaction by T7 helicase by enhancing the rate of product release step.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.129-134
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• 2006

Lon, also known as protease La, belongs to a class of ATP-dependent serine protease. It plays an essential role in degradation of abnormal proteins and of certain short-lived regulatory proteins, and is thought to possess a Ser-Lys catalytic dyad. To examine the structural organization of Lon, we performed an electron microscope analysis. The averaged images of Lon with end-on orientation revealed a six-membered, ring-shaped structure with a central cavity. The side-on view showed a two-layered structure with an equal distribution of mass across the equatorial plane of the complex. Since a Lon subunit possesses two large regions containing nucleotide binding and proteolytic domains, each layer of the Lon hexamer appears to consist of the side projections of one of the major domains arranged in a ring. Lon showed a strong tendency to form hexamers in the presence of $Mg^{2+}$, but dissociated into monomers and/or dimers in its absence. Moreover, $Mg^{2+}$-dependent hexamer formation was independent of ATP. These results indicate that Lon has a hexameric ring-shaped structure with a central cavity, and that the establishment of this configuration requires $Mg^{2+}$, but not ATP.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.79-87
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• 2021

Chromatin dynamics is essential for maintaining genomic integrity and regulating gene expression. Conserved bromodomain-containing AAA+ ATPases play important roles in nucleosome organization as histone chaperones. Recently, the high-resolution cryo-electron microscopy structures of Schizosaccharomyces pombe Abo1 revealed that it forms a hexameric ring and undergoes a conformational change upon ATP hydrolysis. In addition, single-molecule imaging demonstrated that Abo1 loads H3-H4 histones onto DNA in an ATP hydrolysis-dependent manner. However, the molecular mechanism by which Abo1 loads histones remains unknown. Here, we investigated the details concerning Abo1-mediated histone loading onto DNA and the Abo1-DNA interaction using single-molecule imaging techniques and biochemical assays. We show that Abo1 does not load H2A-H2B histones. Interestingly, Abo1 deposits multiple copies of H3-H4 histones as the DNA length increases and requires at least 80 bp DNA. Unexpectedly, Abo1 weakly binds DNA regardless of ATP, and neither histone nor DNA stimulates the ATP hydrolysis activity of Abo1. Based on our results, we propose an allosteric communication model in which the ATP hydrolysis of Abo1 changes the configuration of histones to facilitate their deposition onto DNA.