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Title: Variation of Structure and Cellular Functions of Type IA Topoisomerases across the Tree of Life

Journal Article · · Cells

Topoisomerases regulate the topological state of cellular genomes to prevent impediments to vital cellular processes, including replication and transcription from suboptimal supercoiling of double-stranded DNA, and to untangle topological barriers generated as replication or recombination intermediates. The subfamily of type IA topoisomerases are the only topoisomerases that can alter the interlinking of both DNA and RNA. In this article, we provide a review of the mechanisms by which four highly conserved N-terminal protein domains fold into a toroidal structure, enabling cleavage and religation of a single strand of DNA or RNA. We also explore how these conserved domains can be combined with numerous non-conserved protein sequences located in the C-terminal domains to form a diverse range of type IA topoisomerases in Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya. There is at least one type IA topoisomerase present in nearly every free-living organism. The variation in C-terminal domain sequences and interacting partners such as helicases enable type IA topoisomerases to conduct important cellular functions that require the passage of nucleic acids through the break of a single-strand DNA or RNA that is held by the conserved N-terminal toroidal domains. In addition, this review will exam a range of human genetic disorders that have been linked to the malfunction of type IA topoisomerase.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER); National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
2469961
Journal Information:
Cells, Journal Name: Cells Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 13; ISSN 2073-4409
Publisher:
MDPICopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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