Identification of fidelity-governing factors in human recombinases DMC1 and RAD51 from cryo-EM structures

RAD51 and DMC1 recombinases catalyse high-fidelity and mismatch tolerant recombination, processes that are indispensable for the maintenance of genomic integrity. Here, the authors via cryo-EM, molecular dynamics simulation and functional analysis elucidate the structural difference between RAD51 an...

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Main Authors: Shih-Chi Luo, Hsin-Yi Yeh, Wei-Hsuan Lan, Yi-Min Wu, Cheng-Han Yang, Hao-Yen Chang, Guan-Chin Su, Chia-Yi Lee, Wen-Jin Wu, Hung-Wen Li, Meng-Chiao Ho, Peter Chi, Ming-Daw Tsai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20258-1
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Summary:RAD51 and DMC1 recombinases catalyse high-fidelity and mismatch tolerant recombination, processes that are indispensable for the maintenance of genomic integrity. Here, the authors via cryo-EM, molecular dynamics simulation and functional analysis elucidate the structural difference between RAD51 and DMC1 with regard to mismatch tolerance.
ISSN:2041-1723