A DNA helicase from Xenopus laevis ovaries
A DNA helicase was extensively purified from Xenopus laevis ovaries. The most purified fraction was free of DNA topoisomerase, DNA polymerase, and nuclease activities. The enzyme had a Stokes radius of 54 A and a sedimentation coefficient of 6-7.3 S, from which a native molecular weight of 140,000-1...
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Published in | Biochemistry (Easton) Vol. 27; no. 24; pp. 8701 - 8706 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Washington, DC
American Chemical Society
01.11.1988
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Summary: | A DNA helicase was extensively purified from Xenopus laevis ovaries. The most purified fraction was free of DNA topoisomerase, DNA polymerase, and nuclease activities. The enzyme had a Stokes radius of 54 A and a sedimentation coefficient of 6-7.3 S, from which a native molecular weight of 140,000-170,000 was calculated. DNA helicase activity required Mg2+ or Mn2+ and was dependent on hydrolysis of ATP or dATP. Monovalent cations, K+ and Na+, stimulated DNA unwinding with an optimum at 130 mM. DNA-dependent ATPase activity copurified with the X. laevis DNA helicase. Double-stranded and single-stranded DNA were both cofactors for the ATPase activity, but single-stranded DNA was more efficient. The molecular weight, monovalent cation dependence, cofactor requirements, and elution from single-stranded DNA-cellulose suggest that the X. laevis DNA helicase is different from previously described eukaryotic DNA helicases. |
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ISSN: | 0006-2960 1520-4995 |
DOI: | 10.1021/bi00424a002 |