Understanding the coupling between DNA damage detection and UvrA's ATPase using bulk and single molecule kinetics

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Abstract

Nucleotide excision repair (NER) protects cells against diverse types of DNA damage, principally UV irradiation. In Escherichia coli, damage is recognized by 2 key enzymes: UvrA and UvrB. Despite extensive investigation, the role of UvrA's 2 ATPase domains in NER remains elusive. Combining single-molecule fluorescence microscopy and classic biochemical methods, we have investigated the role of nucleotide binding in UvrA's kinetic cycle.Measurement of UvrA's steady-state ATPase activity shows it is stimulated upon binding DNA (kcat 0.71-1.07/s). DespiteUvrA's abilitytodiscriminatedamage, we findUV-damagedDNA doesnot alterthe steady-stateATPase. To understand how damage affects UvrA, we studied its binding to DNA under various nucleotide conditions at the single molecule level. We have found that both UV damage and nucleotide cofactors affect the attached lifetime of UvrA. In the presence of ATP andUV damage, the lifetime is significantly greater compared with undamaged DNA. To reconcile these observations, we suggest that UvrA uses negative cooperativity between its ATPase sites that is gated by damage recognition. Only in the presence of damage is the second site activated, most likely in a sequential manner.

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Barnett, J. T., & Kad, N. M. (2019). Understanding the coupling between DNA damage detection and UvrA’s ATPase using bulk and single molecule kinetics. FASEB Journal, 33(1), 763–769. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.201800899R

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