title: The interplay of primer-template DNA phosphorylation status and single-stranded DNA binding proteins in directing clamp loaders to the appropriate polarity of DNA.
abstract: Sliding clamps are loaded onto DNA by clamp loaders to serve the critical role of coordinating various enzymes on DNA. Clamp loaders must quickly and efficiently load clamps at primer/template (p/t) junctions containing a duplex region with a free 3'OH (3'DNA), but it is unclear how clamp loaders target these sites. To measure the Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae clamp loader specificity toward 3'DNA, fluorescent β and PCNA clamps were used to measure clamp closing triggered by DNA substrates of differing polarity, testing the role of both the 5'phosphate (5'P) and the presence of single-stranded binding proteins (SSBs). SSBs inhibit clamp loading by both clamp loaders on the incorrect polarity of DNA (5'DNA). The 5'P groups contribute selectivity to differing degrees for the two clamp loaders, suggesting variations in the mechanism by which clamp loaders target 3'DNA. Interestingly, the χ subunit of the E. coli clamp loader is not required for SSB to inhibit clamp loading on phosphorylated 5'DNA, showing that χ·SSB interactions are dispensable. These studies highlight a common role for SSBs in directing clamp loaders to 3'DNA, as well as uncover nuances in the mechanisms by which SSBs perform this vital role.
authors.affiliation: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
authors.forename: Jaclyn N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Hayner
authors.affiliation: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
authors.forename: Lauren G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Douma
authors.affiliation: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA lbloom@ufl.edu.
authors.forename: Linda B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Bloom
mesh_terms: D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000378:metabolism; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation; D018809:Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen / Q000378:metabolism; D011485:Protein Binding; D021122:Protein Subunits / Q000378:metabolism; D012313:RNA / Q000378:metabolism; D051716:Replication Protein A / Q000378:metabolism; D051818:Replication Protein C / Q000378:metabolism; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D013698:Templates, Genetic
chemical_list: D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D018809:Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen; D021122:Protein Subunits; C034477:RNA primers; D051716:Replication Protein A; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D012313:RNA; D004247:DNA; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases; D051818:Replication Protein C