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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-1-14
pubmed:abstractText
A recA mutant (recA423; Arg169-->His), with properties that should help clarify the relationship between the biochemical properties of RecA protein and its two major functions, homologous genetic recombination and recombinational DNA repair, has been isolated. The mutant has been characterized in vivo and the purified RecA423 protein has been studied in vitro. The recA423 cells are nearly as proficient in conjugational recombination, transductional recombination, and recombination of lambda red- gam- phage as wild-type cells. At the same time, the mutant cells are deficient for intra-chromosomal recombination and nearly as sensitive to UV irradiation as a recA deletion strain. The cells are proficient in SOS induction, and results indicate the defect involves the capacity of RecA protein to participate directly in recombinational DNA repair. In vitro, the RecA423 protein binds to single-stranded DNA slowly, with an associated decline in the ATP hydrolytic activity. The RecA423 protein promoted a limited DNA strand exchange reaction when the DNA substrates were homologous, but no bypass of a short heterologous insert in the duplex DNA substrate was observed. These results indicate that poor binding to DNA and low ATP hydrolysis activity can selectively compromise certain functions of RecA protein. The RecA423 protein can promote recombination between homologous DNAs during Hfr crosses, indicating that the biochemical requirements for such genetic exchanges are minimal. However, the deficiencies in recombinational DNA repair suggest that the biochemical requirements for this function are more exacting.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0022-2836
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
13
pubmed:volume
264
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
696-712
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8980679-Adenosine Triphosphatases, pubmed-meshheading:8980679-Adenosine Triphosphate, pubmed-meshheading:8980679-Base Composition, pubmed-meshheading:8980679-Conjugation, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:8980679-DNA, Bacterial, pubmed-meshheading:8980679-DNA, Single-Stranded, pubmed-meshheading:8980679-DNA Damage, pubmed-meshheading:8980679-DNA Repair, pubmed-meshheading:8980679-DNA Replication, pubmed-meshheading:8980679-Escherichia coli, pubmed-meshheading:8980679-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:8980679-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:8980679-Point Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:8980679-Rec A Recombinases, pubmed-meshheading:8980679-Recombination, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:8980679-SOS Response (Genetics), pubmed-meshheading:8980679-Sodium Chloride, pubmed-meshheading:8980679-Transduction, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:8980679-Ultraviolet Rays
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Characterization of a mutant RecA protein that facilitates homologous genetic recombination but not recombinational DNA repair: RecA423.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratoire Mutagenèse et Cancérogenèse, Centre Universitaire-Bâtiment 110, Orsay, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't