Bianco P R, Weinstock G M
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical School, Houston 77225, USA.
Nucleic Acids Res. 1996 Dec 15;24(24):4933-9. doi: 10.1093/nar/24.24.4933.
The RecA protein of Escherichia coli performs a number of ATP-dependent, in vitro reactions and is a DNA-dependent ATPase. Small oligodeoxyribonucleotides were used as DNA cofactors in a kinetic analysis of the ATPase reaction. Polymers of deoxythymidilic acid as well as oligonucleotides of mixed base composition stimulated the RecA ATPase activity in a length-dependent fashion. Both the initial rate and the extent of the reaction were affected by chain length. Full activity was seen with chain lengths > or = 30 nt. Partial activity was seen with chain lengths of 15-30 nt. The lower activity of shorter oligonucleotides was not simply due to a reduced affinity for DNA, since effects of chain length on KmATP and the Hill coefficient for ATP hydrolysis were also observed. The results also suggested that single-stranded DNA secondary structure frequently affects the ATPase activity of RecA protein with oligodeoxyribonucleotides.
大肠杆菌的RecA蛋白可进行多种依赖ATP的体外反应,是一种依赖DNA的ATP酶。在ATP酶反应的动力学分析中,小的寡脱氧核糖核苷酸被用作DNA辅因子。脱氧胸苷酸聚合物以及混合碱基组成的寡核苷酸以长度依赖的方式刺激RecA ATP酶活性。反应的初始速率和程度均受链长影响。链长≥30 nt时可见完全活性。链长为15 - 30 nt时可见部分活性。较短寡核苷酸活性较低并非仅仅是由于对DNA的亲和力降低,因为还观察到链长对KmATP和ATP水解的希尔系数有影响。结果还表明,单链DNA二级结构常影响RecA蛋白与寡脱氧核糖核苷酸的ATP酶活性。