Data di Pubblicazione:
2014
Citazione:
Molecular mechanism of double Holliday junction dissolution / P. Swuec, A. Costa. - In: CELL & BIOSCIENCE. - ISSN 2045-3701. - 4:(2014 Jul), pp. 36.1-36.5. [10.1186/2045-3701-4-36]
Abstract:
Processing of homologous recombination intermediates is tightly coordinated to ensure that chromosomal integrity is maintained and tumorigenesis avoided. Decatenation of double Holliday junctions, for example, is catalysed by two enzymes that work in tight coordination and belong to the same 'dissolvasome' complex. Within the dissolvasome, the RecQ-like BLM helicase provides the translocase function for Holliday junction migration, while the topoisomerase III alpha-RMI1 subcomplex works as a proficient DNA decatenase, together resulting in double-Holliday-junction unlinking. Here, we review the available architectural and biochemical knowledge on the dissolvasome machinery, with a focus on the structural interplay between its components.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Biochemistry; Genetics and Molecular Biology (all)
Elenco autori:
P. Swuec, A. Costa
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