Structure of bacteriophage T7 lagging-strand DNA polymerase (D5A/E7A) and gp4 (helicase/primase) bound to DNA including RNA/DNA hybrid, and an incoming dTTP (LagS3)
Bacteriophage T7 DNA helicase/primase, N-terminal a+b fold
Bacteriophage T7 DNA helicase/primase (also known as Gp4) is an ATP-dependent DNA helicase and primase that is essential for viral DNA replication and recombination [1-4]. Primase activity synthesises short RNA primers at the sequence 5'-GTC-3' on th ...
Bacteriophage T7 DNA helicase/primase (also known as Gp4) is an ATP-dependent DNA helicase and primase that is essential for viral DNA replication and recombination [1-4]. Primase activity synthesises short RNA primers at the sequence 5'-GTC-3' on the lagging strand that the polymerase elongates using dNTPs and providing the primase is still present. It consists of an N-terminal zinc ribbon (Pfam:PF08273) followed by a RNA Polymerase Domain that can be subdivided in an N-terminal alpha+beta structure, represented in this entry and a C-terminal TOPRIM fold (Pfam:PF13155) [1]. At the C-terminal end of the protein there is a DNA helicase domain (Pfam:PF03796).
The hexameric helicase DnaB unwinds the DNA duplex at the Escherichia coli chromosome replication fork. Although the mechanism by which DnaB both couples ATP hydrolysis to translocation along DNA and denatures the duplex is unknown, a change in the q ...
The hexameric helicase DnaB unwinds the DNA duplex at the Escherichia coli chromosome replication fork. Although the mechanism by which DnaB both couples ATP hydrolysis to translocation along DNA and denatures the duplex is unknown, a change in the quaternary structure of the protein involving dimerisation of the N-terminal domain has been observed and may occur during the enzymatic cycle. This C-terminal domain contains an ATP-binding site and is therefore probably the site of ATP hydrolysis.