SF1 and SF2 helicases: family matters

ME Fairman-Williams, UP Guenther… - Current opinion in …, 2010 - Elsevier
Helicases of the superfamily (SF) 1 and 2 are involved in virtually all aspects of RNA and
DNA metabolism. SF1 and SF2 helicases share a catalytic core with high structural …

Dynamics of E. coli single stranded DNA binding (SSB) protein-DNA complexes

E Antony, TM Lohman - Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Single stranded DNA binding proteins (SSB) are essential to the cell as they stabilize
transiently open single stranded DNA (ssDNA) intermediates, recruit appropriate DNA …

Phase separation by ssDNA binding protein controlled via protein− protein and protein− DNA interactions

GM Harami, ZJ Kovács, R Pancsa… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Bacterial single-stranded (ss) DNA-binding proteins (SSB) are essential for the replication
and maintenance of the genome. SSBs share a conserved ssDNA-binding domain, a less …

[HTML][HTML] History of DNA helicases

RM Brosh Jr, SW Matson - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Since the discovery of the DNA double helix, there has been a fascination in understanding
the molecular mechanisms and cellular processes that account for:(i) the transmission of …

[HTML][HTML] DExH/D-box helicases at the frontline of intrinsic and innate immunity against viral infections

B Bonaventure, C Goujon - Journal of General Virology, 2022 - microbiologyresearch.org
DExH/D-box helicases are essential nucleic acid and ribonucleoprotein remodelers
involved in all aspects of nucleic acid metabolism including replication, gene expression …

How glutamate promotes liquid-liquid phase separation and DNA binding cooperativity of E. coli SSB protein

AG Kozlov, X Cheng, H Zhang, MK Shinn… - Journal of molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
E. coli single-stranded-DNA binding protein (EcSSB) displays nearest-neighbor (NN) and
non-nearest-neighbor (NNN)) cooperativity in binding ssDNA during genome maintenance …

RecQ helicases: conserved guardians of genomic integrity

NB Larsen, ID Hickson - DNA helicases and DNA motor proteins, 2013 - Springer
The RecQ family of DNA helicases is highly conserved throughout evolution, and is
important for the maintenance of genome stability. In humans, five RecQ family members …

Interaction with the carboxy-terminal tip of SSB is critical for RecG function in E. coli

NJ Bonde, C Henry, EA Wood, MM Cox… - Nucleic Acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
In Escherichia coli, the single-stranded DNA-binding protein (SSB) acts as a genome
maintenance organizational hub by interacting with multiple DNA metabolism proteins …

Crystal Structures of DNA-Whirly Complexes and Their Role in Arabidopsis Organelle Genome Repair

L Cappadocia, A Marechal, JS Parent, E Lepage… - The Plant …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
DNA double-strand breaks are highly detrimental to all organisms and need to be quickly
and accurately repaired. Although several proteins are known to maintain plastid and …

[HTML][HTML] The C-terminal domain of the bacterial SSB protein acts as a DNA maintenance hub at active chromosome replication forks

A Costes, F Lecointe, S McGovern… - PLoS …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
We have investigated in vivo the role of the carboxy-terminal domain of the Bacillus subtilis
Single-Stranded DNA Binding protein (SSBCter) as a recruitment platform at active …