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Molecular architecture of G-quadruplex structures generated on duplex Rif1-binding sequences.


ABSTRACT: G-quadruplexes (G4s) are four-stranded DNA structures comprising stacks of four guanines, are prevalent in genomes, and have diverse biological functions in various chromosomal structures. A conserved protein, Rap1-interacting factor 1 (Rif1) from fission yeast (Schizosaccharomyces pombe), binds to Rif1-binding sequence (Rif1BS) and regulates DNA replication timing. Rif1BS is characterized by the presence of multiple G-tracts, often on both strands, and their unusual spacing. Although previous studies have suggested generation of G4-like structures on duplex Rif1BS, its precise molecular architecture remains unknown. Using gel-shift DNA binding assays and DNA footprinting with various nuclease probes, we show here that both of the Rif1BS strands adopt specific higher-order structures upon heat denaturation. We observed that the structure generated on the G-strand is consistent with a G4 having unusually long loop segments and that the structure on the complementary C-strand does not have an intercalated motif (i-motif). Instead, we found that the formation of the C-strand structure depends on the G4 formation on the G-strand. Thus, the higher-order structure generated at Rif1BS involved both DNA strands, and in some cases, G4s may form on both of these strands. The presence of multiple G-tracts permitted the formation of alternative structures when some G-tracts were mutated or disrupted by deazaguanine replacement, indicating the robust nature of DNA higher-order structures generated at Rif1BS. Our results provide general insights into DNA structures generated at G4-forming sequences on duplex DNA.

SUBMITTER: Masai H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6222110 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Molecular architecture of G-quadruplex structures generated on duplex Rif1-binding sequences.

Masai Hisao H   Kakusho Naoko N   Fukatsu Rino R   Ma Yue Y   Iida Keisuke K   Kanoh Yutaka Y   Nagasawa Kazuo K  

The Journal of biological chemistry 20180914 44


G-quadruplexes (G4s) are four-stranded DNA structures comprising stacks of four guanines, are prevalent in genomes, and have diverse biological functions in various chromosomal structures. A conserved protein, Rap1-interacting factor 1 (Rif1) from fission yeast (<i>Schizosaccharomyces pombe</i>), binds to Rif1-binding sequence (Rif1BS) and regulates DNA replication timing. Rif1BS is characterized by the presence of multiple G-tracts, often on both strands, and their unusual spacing. Although pre  ...[more]

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