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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
41
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-11-17
pubmed:abstractText
Cross-linking a pair of novel cysteine residues on either side of the bottom dimer interface of DNA gyrase blocks catalytic supercoiling. Limited strand passage is allowed, but release of the transported DNA segment (T segment) via opening of the bottom dimer interface is prevented. In contrast, ATP-independent relaxation of negatively supercoiled DNA is completely abolished, suggesting that T-segment entry via the bottom gate is blocked. These findings support a two-gate model for supercoiling by DNA gyrase and suggest that relaxation by gyrase is the reverse of supercoiling. Cross-linking a truncated version of gyrase (A64(2)B2), which lacks the DNA wrapping domains, does not block ATP-dependent relaxation. This indicates that passage of DNA through the bottom dimer interface is not essential for this reaction. The mechanistic implications of these results are discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0006-2960
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
12
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
13502-11
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10521257-Adenosine Triphosphate, pubmed-meshheading:10521257-Calcium, pubmed-meshheading:10521257-Catalysis, pubmed-meshheading:10521257-Cross-Linking Reagents, pubmed-meshheading:10521257-Cysteine, pubmed-meshheading:10521257-DNA, Bacterial, pubmed-meshheading:10521257-DNA, Superhelical, pubmed-meshheading:10521257-DNA Topoisomerases, Type II, pubmed-meshheading:10521257-Dimerization, pubmed-meshheading:10521257-Disulfides, pubmed-meshheading:10521257-Escherichia coli, pubmed-meshheading:10521257-Hydrolysis, pubmed-meshheading:10521257-Models, Chemical, pubmed-meshheading:10521257-Models, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:10521257-Mutagenesis, Site-Directed, pubmed-meshheading:10521257-Peptide Fragments, pubmed-meshheading:10521257-Protein Engineering, pubmed-meshheading:10521257-Quinolones
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Probing the two-gate mechanism of DNA gyrase using cysteine cross-linking.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry, University of Leicester, U.K.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't