The Bloom's syndrome helicase unwinds G4 DNA - PubMed (original) (raw)

Comparative Study

. 1998 Oct 16;273(42):27587-92.

doi: 10.1074/jbc.273.42.27587.

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The Bloom's syndrome helicase unwinds G4 DNA

H Sun et al. J Biol Chem. 1998.

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Abstract

BLM, the gene that is defective in Bloom's syndrome, encodes a protein homologous to RecQ subfamily helicases that functions as a 3'-5' DNA helicase in vitro. We now report that the BLM helicase can unwind G4 DNA. The BLM G4 DNA unwinding activity is ATP-dependent and requires a short 3' region of single-stranded DNA. Strikingly, G4 DNA is a preferred substrate of the BLM helicase, as measured both by efficiency of unwinding and by competition. These results suggest that G4 DNA may be a natural substrate of BLM in vivo and that the failure to unwind G4 DNA may cause the genomic instability and increased frequency of sister chromatid exchange characteristic of Bloom's syndrome.

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