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| Le Breton, Magali; Henneke, Ghislaine; Norais, C; Flament, Didier; Myllykallio, H; Querellou, Joel; Raffin, Jean-paul. |
| We report on the characterization of the DNA primase complex of the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus abyssi (Pab). The Pab DNA primase complex is composed of the proteins Pabp41 and Pabp46, which show sequence similarities to the p49 and p58 subunits, respectively, of the eukaryotic polymerase alpha-primase complex. Both subunits were expressed, purified, and characterized. The Pabp41 subunit alone had no RNA synthesis activity but could synthesize long (up to 3 kb) DNA strands. Addition of the Pabp46 subunit increased the rate of DNA synthesis but decreased the length of the DNA fragments synthesized and conferred RNA synthesis capability. Moreover, in our experimental conditions, Pab DNA primase had comparable affinities for ribonucleotides and... |
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Palavras-chave: Strand displacement; Gap filling; DNA primase; Archaea; DNA replication. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2007/publication-3520.pdf |
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