Abstract:
:The enzymatic properties and the physiological function of the type IV apurinic/apyrimidinic (AP)-endonuclease homolog of Bacillus subtilis, encoded by yqfS, a gene specifically expressed in spores, were studied here. To this end, a recombinant YqfS protein containing an N-terminal His6 tag was synthesized in Escherichia coli and purified to homogeneity. An anti-His6-YqfS polyclonal antibody exclusively localized YqfS in cell extracts prepared from B. subtilis spores. The His6-YqfS protein demonstrated enzymatic properties characteristic of the type IV family of DNA repair enzymes, such as AP-endonucleases and 3'-phosphatases. However, the purified protein lacked both 5'-phosphatase and exonuclease III activities. YqfS showed not only a high level of amino acid identity with E. coli Nfo but also a high resistance to inactivation by EDTA, in the presence of DNA containing AP sites (AP-DNA). These results suggest that YqfS possesses a trinuclear Zn center in which the three metal atoms are intimately coordinated by nine conserved basic residues and two water molecules. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays demonstrated that YqfS possesses structural properties that permit it to bind and scan undamaged DNA as well as to strongly interact with AP-DNA. The ability of yqfS to genetically complement the DNA repair deficiency of an E. coli mutant lacking the major AP-endonucleases Nfo and exonuclease III strongly suggests that its product confers protection to cells against the deleterious effects of oxidative promoters and alkylating agents. Thus, we conclude that YqfS of B. subtilis is a spore-specific protein that has structural and enzymatic properties required to participate in the repair of AP sites and 3' blocking groups of DNA generated during both spore dormancy and germination.
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J Bacterioljournal_title
Journal of bacteriologyauthors
Salas-Pacheco JM,Urtiz-Estrada N,Martínez-Cadena G,Yasbin RE,Pedraza-Reyes Mdoi
10.1128/jb.185.18.5380-5390.2003keywords:
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5380-90issue
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0021-9193issn
1098-5530journal_volume
185pub_type
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