Domain organization and functional analysis of Thermus thermophilus MutS protein.
AUTOR(ES)
Tachiki, H
RESUMO
MutS protein binds to DNA and specifically recognizes mismatched or small looped out heteroduplex DNA. In order to elucidate its structure-function relationships, the domain structure of Thermus thermophilus MutS protein was studied by performing denaturation experiments and limited proteolysis. The former suggested that T. thermophilus MutS consists of at least three domains with estimated stabilities of 12.3, 22.9 and 30.7 kcal/mol and the latter revealed that it consists of four domains: A1 (N-terminus to residue 130), A2 (131-274), B (275-570) and C (571 to C-terminus). A gel retardation assay indicated that T.thermophilus MutS interacts non-specifically with double-stranded (ds), but not single-stranded DNA. Among the proteolytic fragments, the B domain bound to dsDNA. On the basis of these results we have proposed the domain organization of T. thermophilus MutS and putative roles of these domains.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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