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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
43
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-10-25
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
A cDNA encoding a human ortholog of mouse DNA helicase B, which may play a role in DNA replication, has been cloned and expressed as a recombinant protein. The predicted human DNA helicase B (HDHB) protein contains conserved helicase motifs (superfamily 1) that are strikingly similar to those of bacterial recD and T4 dda proteins. The HDHB gene is expressed at low levels in liver, spleen, kidney, and brain and at higher levels in testis and thymus. Purified recombinant HDHB hydrolyzed ATP and dATP in the presence of single-stranded DNA, displayed robust 5'-3' DNA helicase activity, and interacted physically and functionally with DNA polymerase alpha-primase. HDHB proteins with mutations in the Walker A or B motif lacked ATPase and helicase activity but retained the ability to interact with DNA polymerase alpha-primase, suggesting that the mutants might be dominant over endogenous HDHB in human cells. When purified HDHB protein was microinjected into the nucleus of cells in early G(1), the mutant proteins inhibited DNA synthesis, whereas the wild type protein had no effect. Injection of wild type or mutant protein into cells at G(1)/S did not prevent DNA synthesis. The results suggest that HDHB function is required for S phase entry.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
25
pubmed:volume
277
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
40853-61
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-7-24
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
A dominant-negative mutant of human DNA helicase B blocks the onset of chromosomal DNA replication.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biological Sciences and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't