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January 23, 20262 citationsOpen Access

Dynamic DnaA-DnaB Interactions Coordinate Bidirectional Replication at oriC

Dynamic DnaA-DnaB interactions at oriC coordinate the loading and coupled translocation of two DnaB helicases for bidirectional replication.

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TTTakumi TsurudaRYRyusei YoshidaCHChihiro Hayashi

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Overview

This research uncovers how DnaA-DnaB interactions enable coordinated helicase loading and replication, indicating a novel mechanism of action.

Key Points

  • This research aims to explore the interactions between DnaA and DnaB during the loading and translocation of helicases at the oriC.
  • Structural modeling of DnaB
  • Functional analyses of DnaB interactions
  • Identification of specific amino acid residues involved in binding
  • Examination of loading mechanisms at the oriC
  • Identified DnaB Thr86 as essential for DnaB loading onto the DnaA-bound strand
  • Showed that low-affinity interactions between DnaA and DnaB are crucial for origin unwinding
  • Revealed that strand-specific loading of DnaB is necessary for the translocation of the opposite helicase

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Tsuruda et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6973106cc8125b09b0d200fahttps://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkaf1474
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