PMID:11743007

Citation	Bork, JM, Cox, MM and Inman, RB (2001) The RecOR proteins modulate RecA protein function at 5' ends of single-stranded DNA. EMBO J. 20:7313-22
Abstract	The Escherichia coli RecF, RecO and RecR pro teins have previously been implicated in bacterial recombinational DNA repair at DNA gaps. The RecOR-facilitated binding of RecA protein to single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) that is bound by single-stranded DNA-binding protein (SSB) is much faster if the ssDNA is linear, suggesting that a DNA end (rather than a gap) facilitates binding. In addition, the RecOR complex facilitates RecA protein-mediated D-loop formation at the 5' ends of linear ssDNAs. RecR protein remains associated with the RecA filament and its continued presence is required to prevent filament disassembly. RecF protein competes with RecO protein for RecR protein association and its addition destabilizes RecAOR filaments. An enhanced function of the RecO and RecR proteins can thus be seen in vitro at the 5' ends of linear ssDNA that is not as evident in DNA gaps. This function is countered by the RecF/RecO competition for association with the RecR protein.
Links	PubMed PMC125792 Online version:10.1093/emboj/20.24.7313
Keywords	Bacterial Proteins/metabolism; Base Sequence; DNA Primers; DNA Repair; DNA, Single-Stranded/chemistry; DNA, Single-Stranded/metabolism; Escherichia coli/metabolism; Escherichia coli Proteins; Microscopy, Electron; Rec A Recombinases/metabolism
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