Building a Replisome Solution Structure by Elucidation of Protein-Protein Interactions in the Bacteriophage T4 DNA Polymerase Holoenzyme

Stephen C. Alley, Michael A. Trakselis, M. Uljana Mayer, Faoud T. Ishmael, A. Daniel Jones, Stephen J. Benkovic

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Abstract

Assembly of DNA replication systems requires the coordinated actions of many proteins. The multiprotein complexes formed as intermediates on the pathway to the final DNA polymerase holoenzyme have been shown to have distinct structures relative to the ground-state structures of the individual proteins. By using a variety of solution-phase techniques, we have elucidated additional information about the solution structure of the bacteriophage T4 holoenzyme. Photocross-linking and mass spectrometry were used to demonstrate interactions between I107C of the sliding clamp and the DNA polymerase. Fluorescence resonance energy transfer, analytical ultracentrifugation, and isothermal titration calorimetry measurements were used to demonstrate that the C terminus of the DNA polymerase can interact at two distinct locations on the sliding clamp. Both of these binding modes may be used during holoenzyme assembly, but only one of these binding modes is found in the final holoenzyme. Present and previous solution interaction data were used to build a model of the holoenzyme that is consistent with these data.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)39340-39349
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Biological Chemistry
Volume276
Issue number42
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 19 2001

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology

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