Structural basis of the Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus MCM helicase activity |
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Authors: | Costa Alessandro Pape Tillmann van Heel Marin Brick Peter Patwardhan Ardan Onesti Silvia |
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Institution: | Division of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, UK. |
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Abstract: | The MCM complex from the archaeon Methanother-mobacter thermautotrophicus is a model for the eukaryotic MCM2-7 helicase. We present electron-microscopy single-particle reconstructions of a DNA treated M.thermautotrophicus MCM sample and a ADP·AlFx treated sample, respectively assembling as double hexamers and double heptamers. The electron-density maps display an unexpected asymmetry between the two rings, suggesting that large conformational changes can occur within the complex. The structure of the MCM N-terminal domain, as well as the AAA+ and the C-terminal HTH dom-ains of ZraR can be fitted into the reconstructions. Distinct configurations can be modelled for the AAA+ and the HTH domains, suggesting the nature of the conformational change within the complex. The pre-sensor 1 and the helix 2 insertions, important for the activity, can be located pointing towards the centre of the channel in the presence of DNA. We propose a mechanistic model for the helicase activity, based on a ligand-controlled rotation of the AAA+ subunits. |
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