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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-5-1
pubmed:abstractText
The DNA strand-transfer reaction of bacteriophage Mu requires Mu B protein and ATP for high efficiency. These factors facilitate the capture of target DNA by the donor protein-DNA complex. To understand the mechanism of the Mu B ATPase cycle in the Mu DNA strand-transfer reaction, we undertook a steady-state kinetic analysis of Mu B ATPase. The results reveal complex properties of the ATPase activity; Mu B protein oligomerizes in the presence of ATP, and ATP hydrolysis by the Mu B ATPase is stimulated by the protein oligomerization and shows a positive cooperativity with respect to ATP concentration. Mu B ATPase activity is also modulated by DNA and Mu A protein. DNA alone suppresses the catalytic activity of Mu B ATPase, whereas DNA enhances the apparent binding affinity for ATP. In the presence of Mu A protein together with DNA, however, the catalytic activity is greatly stimulated. Based on these results, we propose a working hypothesis in which oligomerization of Mu B protein plays a key role in its ATPase cycle.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
5
pubmed:volume
266
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
6159-67
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Steady-state kinetic analysis of ATP hydrolysis by the B protein of bacteriophage mu. Involvement of protein oligomerization in the ATPase cycle.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article