Molecular mechanism of G-quadruplex unwinding helicase: Sequential and repetitive unfolding of G-quadruplex by Pif1 helicase

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 466, Issue , 2015, Pages 189-199

  Hou, Xi Miao ^a   Wu, Wen Qiang ^a   Duan, Xiao Lei ^a   Liu, Na Nv ^a   Li, Hai Hong ^a   Fu, Jing ^a   Dou, Shuo Xing ^b   Li, Ming ^b   Xi, Xu Guang ^a,c  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (China)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

G quadruplex (G4); Genomic stability; Pif1 helicase; Single molecule fluorescence

Indexed keywords

GUANINE QUADRUPLEX; HELICASE; MONOMER; PIF1 HELICASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DNA HELICASE; FLUORESCENT DYE; PIF1 PROTEIN, S CEREVISIAE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ALLOSTERISM; ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CATALYSIS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DNA BINDING; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA DENATURATION; DNA HELIX; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA SYNTHESIS; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOSPECIFICITY; BIOCATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; DNA REPLICATION; FUNGAL GENOME; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STAINING;

BIOCATALYSIS; DNA HELICASES; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENT DYES; G-QUADRUPLEXES; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME, FUNGAL; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 84922336313     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: 14708728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20140997     Document Type: Article

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