Homologous pairing of DNA molecules promoted by a protein from Ustilago.

TitleHomologous pairing of DNA molecules promoted by a protein from Ustilago.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1982
AuthorsKmiec E, Holloman WK
JournalCell
Volume29
Issue2
Pagination367-74
Date Published1982 Jun
ISSN0092-8674
KeywordsAdenosine Triphosphatases, Adenosine Triphosphate, Basidiomycota, Coliphages, DNA, Circular, DNA, Fungal, DNA, Superhelical, DNA, Viral, Fungal Proteins, Mitosis, Mutation, Nucleic Acid Renaturation, Recombination, Genetic, Ustilago
Abstract

A protein from mitotic cells of Ustilago maydis was purified on the basis of its ability to reanneal complementary single strands of DNA. The protein catalyzed the uptake of linear single strands by super-helical DNA, but only in reactions with homologous combinations of single-strand fragments and super-helical DNA from phages phi X174 and fd. No reaction occurred with heterologous combinations. The protein also efficiently paired circular single strands and linear duplex DNA molecules. The product was a joint molecule in which the circular single strand displaced one strand of the duplex. Efficient pairing depended upon ATP, and ATPase activity was found associated with the purified protein. ATP-dependent reannealing of complementary single strands was not detectable in the rec1 mutant of Ustilago, which is deranged in meiotic recombination, as complete tetrads are rare, and is defective in radiation-induced mitotic gene conversion.

Alternate JournalCell
PubMed ID6214313

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