Holliday junction ATP-dependent DNA helicase RuvB

Details

Name
Holliday junction ATP-dependent DNA helicase RuvB
Kind
protein
Synonyms
  • 3.6.4.12
Gene Name
ruvB
UniProtKB Entry
Q56313Swiss-Prot
Organism
Thermotoga maritima (strain ATCC 43589 / MSB8 / DSM 3109 / JCM 10099)
NCBI Taxonomy ID
243274
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0011070|Holliday junction ATP-dependent DNA helicase RuvB
MSEFLTPERTVYDSGVQFLRPKSLDEFIGQENVKKKLSLALEAAKMRGEVLDHVLLAGPP
GLGKTTLAHIIASELQTNIHVTSGPVLVKQGDMAAILTSLERGDVLFIDEIHRLNKAVEE
LLYSAIEDFQIDIMIGKGPSAKSIRIDIQPFTLVGATTRSGLLSSPLRSRFGIILELDFY
TVKELKEIIKRAASLMDVEIEDAAAEMIAKRSRGTPRIAIRLTKRVRDMLTVVKADRINT
DIVLKTMEVLNIDDEGLDEFDRKILKTIIEIYRGGPVGLNALAASLGVEADTLSEVYEPY
LLQAGFLARTPRGRIVTEKAYKHLKYEVPENRLF
Number of residues
334
Molecular Weight
37155.775
Theoretical pI
6.39
GO Classification
Functions
ATP binding / DNA binding / four-way junction helicase activity
Processes
DNA recombination / DNA repair / SOS response
General Function
The RuvA-RuvB-RuvC complex processes Holliday junction (HJ) DNA during genetic recombination and DNA repair, while the RuvA-RuvB complex plays an important role in the rescue of blocked DNA replication forks via replication fork reversal (RFR). RuvA specifically binds to HJ cruciform DNA, conferring on it an open structure. The RuvB hexamer acts as an ATP-dependent pump, pulling dsDNA into and through the RuvAB complex. RuvB forms 2 homohexamers on either side of HJ DNA bound by 1 or 2 RuvA tetramers; 4 subunits per hexamer contact DNA at a time. Coordinated motions by a converter formed by DNA-disengaged RuvB subunits stimulates ATP hydrolysis and nucleotide exchange. Immobilization of the converter enables RuvB to convert the ATP-contained energy into a lever motion, pulling 2 nucleotides of DNA out of the RuvA tetramer per ATP hydrolyzed, thus driving DNA branch migration. The RuvB motors rotate together with the DNA substrate, which together with the progressing nucleotide cycle form the mechanistic basis for DNA recombination by continuous HJ branch migration. Branch migration allows RuvC to scan DNA until it finds its consensus sequence, where it cleaves and resolves cruciform DNA.
Specific Function
ATP binding
Pfam Domain Function
Signal Regions
Not Available
Transmembrane Regions
Not Available
Cellular Location
Cytoplasmic
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0011071|Holliday junction ATP-dependent DNA helicase RuvB (ruvB)
GTGAGTGAATTTCTCACACCTGAAAGGACCGTTTACGACTCTGGTGTACAGTTTCTAAGG
CCCAAAAGCCTCGATGAATTCATTGGTCAGGAAAACGTGAAAAAGAAACTCTCCCTCGCT
CTCGAAGCCGCGAAGATGAGGGGAGAAGTGCTCGATCATGTCCTCCTCGCAGGACCACCG
GGACTCGGAAAGACGACCCTTGCACACATAATCGCCAGCGAACTCCAGACGAACATCCAC
GTTACGAGCGGACCGGTTCTTGTGAAACAGGGAGATATGGCCGCTATCCTCACAAGTCTG
GAACGGGGAGACGTTCTTTTCATAGACGAAATACACCGATTGAACAAGGCAGTGGAAGAG
CTTCTTTACTCTGCCATCGAAGACTTCCAGATAGACATCATGATCGGAAAGGGCCCGAGT
GCAAAGTCCATTAGGATAGACATCCAGCCTTTTACGCTCGTTGGAGCCACGACGAGAAGT
GGTCTTTTGAGTTCTCCTCTCAGAAGCAGGTTTGGTATCATCCTCGAACTGGACTTCTAC
ACTGTGAAAGAACTGAAGGAAATCATAAAAAGAGCGGCCAGCTTGATGGACGTTGAGATA
GAAGACGCAGCAGCAGAGATGATCGCGAAAAGATCGAGAGGCACACCGAGGATCGCTATA
AGACTCACGAAGAGAGTGAGGGACATGCTCACGGTGGTAAAGGCAGACAGAATCAATACC
GATATCGTTTTGAAGACCATGGAAGTTCTGAACATAGACGACGAGGGACTTGATGAGTTC
GACAGGAAGATCCTGAAGACGATCATAGAGATTTACAGGGGAGGCCCCGTCGGATTGAAC
GCCCTCGCCGCTTCACTCGGTGTAGAAGCGGACACCCTGAGCGAAGTTTATGAACCTTAC
CTCCTCCAGGCAGGATTCCTCGCCAGAACTCCCAGAGGAAGGATCGTCACTGAAAAGGCT
TACAAACACCTGAAGTACGAAGTCCCGGAAAACCGTCTTTTCTGA
Chromosome Location
Not Available
Locus
Not Available
External Identifiers
ResourceLink
UniProtKB IDQ56313
UniProtKB Entry NameRUVB_THEMA
GenBank Protein ID1063668
GenBank Gene IDU38840
PDB ID(s)1IN4, 1IN5, 1IN6, 1IN7, 1IN8, 1J7K
KEGG IDtma:TM1730
NCBI Gene ID897204
General References
  1. Tong J, Wetmur JG: Cloning, sequencing, and expression of ruvB and characterization of RuvB proteins from two distantly related thermophilic eubacteria. J Bacteriol. 1996 May;178(9):2695-700. [Article]
  2. Nelson KE, Clayton RA, Gill SR, Gwinn ML, Dodson RJ, Haft DH, Hickey EK, Peterson JD, Nelson WC, Ketchum KA, McDonald L, Utterback TR, Malek JA, Linher KD, Garrett MM, Stewart AM, Cotton MD, Pratt MS, Phillips CA, Richardson D, Heidelberg J, Sutton GG, Fleischmann RD, Eisen JA, White O, Salzberg SL, Smith HO, Venter JC, Fraser CM: Evidence for lateral gene transfer between Archaea and bacteria from genome sequence of Thermotoga maritima. Nature. 1999 May 27;399(6734):323-9. [Article]

Associated Data

Drug Relations
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Hexane-1,6-DiolexperimentalunknowntargetDetails