Martínez-Carranza Markel, Vialle Léa, Madru Clément, Cordier Florence, Tekpinar Ayten Dizkirici, Haouz Ahmed, Legrand Pierre, Le Meur Rémy A, England Patrick, Dulermo Rémi, Guijarro J Iñaki, Henneke Ghislaine, Sauguet Ludovic
Architecture and Dynamics of Biological Macromolecules, Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, CNRS UMR 3528, Paris, France.
Univ Brest, Ifremer, CNRS, Biologie et Ecologie des Ecoystèmes marins profonds (BEEP), Plouzané, France.
Nat Commun. 2024 Dec 30;15(1):10926. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-55365-w.
Replication Protein A (RPA) plays a pivotal role in DNA replication by coating and protecting exposed single-stranded DNA, and acting as a molecular hub that recruits additional replication factors. We demonstrate that archaeal RPA hosts a winged-helix domain (WH) that interacts with two key actors of the replisome: the DNA primase (PriSL) and the replicative DNA polymerase (PolD). Using an integrative structural biology approach, combining nuclear magnetic resonance, X-ray crystallography and cryo-electron microscopy, we unveil how RPA interacts with PriSL and PolD through two distinct surfaces of the WH domain: an evolutionarily conserved interface and a novel binding site. Finally, RPA is shown to stimulate the activity of PriSL in a WH-dependent manner. This study provides a molecular understanding of the WH-mediated regulatory activity in central replication factors such as RPA, which regulate genome maintenance in Archaea and Eukaryotes.
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