title: Purification and characterization of a novel ATP-independent type I DNA topoisomerase from a marine methylotroph.
abstract: DNA topoisomerase is involved in DNA repair and replication. In this study, a novel ATP-independent 30-kDa type I DNA topoisomerase was purified and characterized from a marine methylotroph, Methylophaga sp. strain 3. The purified enzyme composed of a single polypeptide was active over a broad range of temperature and pH. The enzyme was able to relax only negatively supercoiled DNA. Mg(2+) was required for its relaxation activity, while ATP gave no effect. The enzyme was clearly inhibited by camptothecin, ethidium bromide, and single-stranded DNA, but not by nalidixic acid and etoposide. Interestingly, the purified enzyme showed Mn(2+)-activated endonuclease activity on supercoiled DNA. The N-terminal sequence of the purified enzyme showed no homology with those of other type I enzymes. These results suggest that the purified enzyme is an ATP-independent type I DNA topoisomerase that has, for the first time, been characterized from a marine methylotroph.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology and Research Center for Proteineous Materials, Chosun University, Gwangju 501-759, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Man Sup
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kwack
authors.forename: Jung Eun
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Jong Kun
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Jung Sup
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D002413:Cations, Divalent / Q000494:pharmacology; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004264:DNA Topoisomerases, Type I / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism*; D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded / Q000494:pharmacology; D004492:Edetic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D004996:Ethidium / Q000494:pharmacology; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008345:Manganese / Q000494:pharmacology; D008386:Marine Biology; D044147:Piscirickettsiaceae / Q000145:classification* / Q000201:enzymology*; D013997:Time Factors; D059004:Topoisomerase I Inhibitors
chemical_list: D002413:Cations, Divalent; D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded; D059004:Topoisomerase I Inhibitors; D008345:Manganese; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D004492:Edetic Acid; D004264:DNA Topoisomerases, Type I; D004996:Ethidium