作者: Wen-Qiang Wu , Xi-Miao Hou , Ming Li , Shuo-Xing Dou , Xu-Guang Xi
DOI: 10.1093/NAR/GKV361
关键词: Genetics 、 G-quadruplex 、 Förster resonance energy transfer 、 Bloom syndrome 、 DNA 、 Gene 、 Helicase 、 Mutation 、 Adenosine triphosphate 、 Biophysics 、 Biology
摘要: Mutations in the RecQ DNA helicase gene BLM give rise to Bloom's syndrome, which is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by genetic instability and cancer predisposition. highly active binding unwinding G-quadruplexes (G4s), are physiological targets for BLM, as revealed genome-wide characterizations of expression cells from BS patients. With smFRET assays, we studied molecular mechanism BLM-catalyzed G4 unfolding showed that ATP required unfolding. Surprisingly, depending on environments G4, unfolds through different mechanisms: harboring 3′-ssDNA tail three discrete steps with unidirectional translocation, connected dsDNA ssDNA repetitive manner remains anchored at ss/dsDNA junction, was unfolded reeling ssDNA. This indicates one molecule may unfold G4s mechanisms.