Identification of a Second DNA Binding Site in the Human Rad52 Protein

Overview

Journal J Biol Chem

Specialty Biochemistry

Date 2008 Jul 3

PMID 18593704

Citations 57

Authors

Wataru Kagawa

Ako Kagawa

Kengo Saito

Shukuko Ikawa

Takehiko Shibata

Hitoshi Kurumizaka

Shigeyuki Yokoyama

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Abstract

Rad52 plays essential roles in homology-dependent double-strand break repair. Various studies have established the functions of Rad52 in Rad51-dependent and Rad51-independent repair processes. However, the precise molecular mechanisms of Rad52 in these processes remain unknown. In the present study we have identified a novel DNA binding site within Rad52 by a structure-based alanine scan mutagenesis. This site is closely aligned with the putative single-stranded DNA binding site determined previously. Mutations in this site impaired the ability of the Rad52-single-stranded DNA complex to form a ternary complex with double-stranded DNA and subsequently catalyze the formation of D-loops. We found that Rad52 introduces positive supercoils into double-stranded DNA and that the second DNA binding site is essential for this activity. Our findings suggest that Rad52 aligns two recombining DNA molecules within the first and second DNA binding sites to stimulate the homology search and strand invasion processes.

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