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Underwinding of DNA associated with duplex-duplex pairing by RecA protein
E C Conley et al. J Biol Chem. 1990.
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Abstract
Homologous pairing between gapped circular and partially homologous form I DNA, catalyzed by Escherichia coli RecA protein, leads to the formation of nascent synaptic joints between regions of duplex DNA. These duplex-duplex interactions result in underwinding of the form I DNA, as detected by a topoisomerase assay. Underwound DNA species have been studied with regard to their formation, stability, and topological requirements. The synaptic joints are short-lived and of low frequency compared with those formed between single-stranded and duplex DNA. Measurement of the degree of underwinding indicates joints 300-400 base pairs in length, in which the two DNA molecules are presumed to be interwound within the RecA-nucleoprotein filament. Underwound DNA was not detected in reactions between gapped DNA and partially homologous nicked circular or relaxed covalently closed DNA. We have also investigated the requirements for the initiation of strand exchange. Previous results have shown that strand exchange requires a homologous 3'-terminus complementary to the gapped region. We now show that the minimum length of overlap required for efficient initiation of strand exchange is one to two turns of DNA within the RecA-DNA nucleoprotein filament.
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