GSBS Student Publications
Title
Allosteric regulation of RecA protein function is mediated by Gln194
GSBS Program
Biochemistry & Molecular Pharmacology
UMMS Affiliation
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Date
11-5-1997
Document Type
Article
Medical Subject Headings
Adenosine Triphosphatases; Adenosine Triphosphate; Allosteric Regulation; Binding Sites; DNA, Single-Stranded; Glutamine; Hydrolysis; Models, Molecular; Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; Rec A Recombinases; Structure-Activity Relationship
Disciplines
Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences
Abstract
Binding of ATP to the RecA protein induces a high affinity DNA binding required for activation of enzyme function. Screens for in vivo recombination and repressor cleavage activities show Gln194 to be intolerant of all substitutions. Analyses of three mutant proteins (Q194N, Q194E, and Q194A) show that although basal enzyme function is maintained, each protein no longer displays an ATP-induced increase in DNA binding affinity. High salt activation of RecA function is also disrupted by these mutations. In contrast, ATP-induced changes in the oligomeric structure of RecA are maintained in the mutant proteins. These results demonstrate that Gln194 is a critical "allosteric switch" for ATP-induced activation of RecA function but is not the exclusive mediator of ATP-induced changes in RecA.
Rights and Permissions
Citation: J Biol Chem. 1997 Oct 10;272(41):25778-82.
Related Resources
Journal Title
The Journal of biological chemistry
PubMed ID
9325305
Repository Citation
Kelley, Julie A. and Knight, Kendall L., "Allosteric regulation of RecA protein function is mediated by Gln194" (1997). GSBS Student Publications. 599.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsbs_sp/599