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Structural mechanism of RPA loading on DNA during activation of a simple pre-replication complex.

We report that during activation of the simian virus 40 (SV40) pre-replication complex, SV40 T antigen ( Tag) helicase actively loads replication protein A ( RPA) on emerging single-stranded DNA (ssDNA). This novel loading process requires physical interaction of Tag origin DNA- binding domain (OBD) with the RPA high-affinity ssDNA-binding domains (RPA70AB). Heteronuclear NMR chemical shift mapping revealed that Tag-OBD binds to RPA70AB at a site distal from the ssDNA-binding sites and that RPA70AB, Tag-OBD, and an 8-nucleotide ssDNA form a stable ternary complex. Intact RPA and Tag also interact stably in the presence of an 8-mer, but Tag dissociates from the complex when RPA binds to longer oligonucleotides. Together, our results imply that an allosteric change in RPA quaternary structure completes the loading reaction. A mechanistic model is proposed in which the ternary complex is a key intermediate that directly couples origin DNA unwinding to RPA loading on emerging ssDNA.[1]

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  1. Structural mechanism of RPA loading on DNA during activation of a simple pre-replication complex. Jiang, X., Klimovich, V., Arunkumar, A.I., Hysinger, E.B., Wang, Y., Ott, R.D., Guler, G.D., Weiner, B., Chazin, W.J., Fanning, E. EMBO J. (2006) [Pubmed]
 
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