Topography of the interaction of recA protein with single-stranded deoxyoligonucleotides - PubMed (original) (raw)

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Topography of the interaction of recA protein with single-stranded deoxyoligonucleotides

M C Leahy et al. J Biol Chem. 1986.

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Abstract

recA protein, in the presence of adenosine 5'-(gamma-thio)triphosphate, formed stable complexes with single-stranded deoxyoligonucleotides between 9 and 20 residues in length but not with those 8-residues long. The binding of recA protein to a 15-mer and 20-mer completely protected the sugar-phosphate backbone of the nucleic acid from digestion by pancreatic deoxyribonuclease I and protected the 5'-terminal phosphate from cleavage by calf intestinal alkaline phosphatase. Ethylation of the phosphate backbone at any position by ethylnitrosourea blocked the binding of recA protein to the 15-mer but not to the 20-mer. Ethylation of phosphates near the ends of the 15-mer interfered less, suggesting a minimum binding site requirement. In contrast to the protection of the nucleic acid backbone, recA protein did not protect the N-7 position of guanine or the N-3 position of adenine from methylation by dimethyl sulfate, but rather enhanced the methylation of guanine. These results indicate that recA protein binds primarily to the phosphate backbone of single-stranded DNA, leaving the bases free for homologous pairing. We present a model for the organization of the presynaptic filament.

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