Werner helicase wings DNA binding.
In this issue of Structure, Kitano et al. describe the structure of the DNA-bound winged-helix domain from the Werner helicase. This structure of a RecQ/DNA complex offers insights into the DNA-unwinding mechanisms of RecQ family helicases.
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D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D005090:Exodeoxyribonucleases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008958:Models, Molecular; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D053484:RecQ Helicases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014898:Werner Syndrome / Q000201:enzymology*; D000071657:Werner Syndrome Helicase
D007527:Isoenzymes; D004247:DNA; D005090:Exodeoxyribonucleases; D053484:RecQ Helicases; C098785:WRN protein, human; D000071657:Werner Syndrome Helicase