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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-1-20
pubmed:abstractText
In Escherichia coli the RecA protein plays a pivotal role in homologous recombination, DNA repair, and SOS repair and mutagenesis. A gene designated recX (or oraA) is present directly downstream of recA in E. coli; however, the function of RecX is unknown. In this work we demonstrated interaction of RecX and RecA in a yeast two-hybrid assay. In vitro, substoichiometric amounts of RecX strongly inhibited both RecA-mediated DNA strand exchange and RecA ATPase activity. In vivo, we showed that recX is under control of the LexA repressor and is up-regulated in response to DNA damage. A loss-of-function mutation in recX resulted in decreased resistance to UV irradiation; however, overexpression of RecX in trans resulted in a greater decrease in UV resistance. Overexpression of RecX inhibited induction of two din (damage-inducible) genes and cleavage of the UmuD and LexA repressor proteins; however, recX inactivation had no effect on any of these processes. Cells overexpressing RecX showed decreased levels of P1 transduction, whereas recX mutation had no effect on P1 transduction frequency. Our combined in vitro and in vivo data indicate that RecX can inhibit both RecA recombinase and coprotease activities.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
24
pubmed:volume
278
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2278-85
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12427742-Adenosine Triphosphate, pubmed-meshheading:12427742-Bacterial Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12427742-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:12427742-DNA, pubmed-meshheading:12427742-DNA Damage, pubmed-meshheading:12427742-DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase, pubmed-meshheading:12427742-Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation, pubmed-meshheading:12427742-Escherichia coli, pubmed-meshheading:12427742-Escherichia coli Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12427742-Hydrolysis, pubmed-meshheading:12427742-Plasmids, pubmed-meshheading:12427742-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:12427742-Rec A Recombinases, pubmed-meshheading:12427742-Recombination, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:12427742-Serine Endopeptidases, pubmed-meshheading:12427742-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:12427742-Two-Hybrid System Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:12427742-Ultraviolet Rays, pubmed-meshheading:12427742-Up-Regulation
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Escherichia coli RecX inhibits RecA recombinase and coprotease activities in vitro and in vivo.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't