Insights into the Functional Roles of N-Terminal and C-Terminal Domains of Helicobacter pylori DprA.

ABSTRACT: DNA processing protein A (DprA) plays a crucial role in the process of natural transformation. This is accomplished through binding and subsequent protection of incoming foreign DNA during the process of internalization. DprA along with Single stranded DNA binding protein A (SsbA) acts as an accessory factor for RecA mediated DNA strand exchange. H. pylori DprA (HpDprA) is divided into an N-terminal domain and a C- terminal domain. In the present study, individual domains of HpDprA have been characterized for their ability to bind single stranded (ssDNA) and double stranded DNA (dsDNA). Oligomeric studies revealed that HpDprA possesses two sites for dimerization which enables HpDprA to form large and tightly packed complexes with ss and dsDNA. While the N-terminal domain was found to be su

SUBMITTER: Dwivedi GR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4489622 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature