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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
19
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-5-6
pubmed:abstractText
This report takes a proteomic/genomic approach to characterize the DNA polymerase III replication apparatus of the extreme thermophile, Aquifex aeolicus. Genes (dnaX, holA, and holB) encoding the subunits required for clamp loading activity (tau, delta, and delta') were identified. The dnaX gene produces only the full-length product, tau, and therefore differs from Escherichia coli dnaX that produces two proteins (gamma and tau). Nonetheless, the A. aeolicus proteins form a taudeltadelta' complex. The dnaN gene encoding the beta clamp was identified, and the taudeltadelta' complex is active in loading beta onto DNA. A. aeolicus contains one dnaE homologue, encoding the alpha subunit of DNA polymerase III. Like E. coli, A. aeolicus alpha and tau interact, although the interaction is not as tight as the alpha-tau contact in E. coli. In addition, the A. aeolicus homologue to dnaQ, encoding the epsilon proofreading 3'-5'-exonuclease, interacts with alpha but does not form a stable alpha.epsilon complex, suggesting a need for a brace or bridging protein to tightly couple the polymerase and exonuclease in this system. Despite these differences to the E. coli system, the A. aeolicus proteins function to yield a robust replicase that retains significant activity at 90 degrees C. Similarities and differences between the A. aeolicus and E. coli pol III systems are discussed, as is application of thermostable pol III to biotechnology.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
10
pubmed:volume
277
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
17334-48
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11859073-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:11859073-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11859073-Bacteria, pubmed-meshheading:11859073-Bacterial Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11859073-Cattle, pubmed-meshheading:11859073-Chromatography, Gel, pubmed-meshheading:11859073-DNA, pubmed-meshheading:11859073-DNA Polymerase III, pubmed-meshheading:11859073-DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase, pubmed-meshheading:11859073-Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel, pubmed-meshheading:11859073-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, pubmed-meshheading:11859073-Escherichia coli, pubmed-meshheading:11859073-Models, Biological, pubmed-meshheading:11859073-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:11859073-Plasmids, pubmed-meshheading:11859073-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:11859073-Protein Structure, Tertiary, pubmed-meshheading:11859073-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11859073-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:11859073-Temperature, pubmed-meshheading:11859073-Time Factors
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Analysis of a multicomponent thermostable DNA polymerase III replicase from an extreme thermophile.
pubmed:affiliation
Rockefeller University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, New York, New York 10021, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.