The SMC Complex MukBEF Recruits Topoisomerase IV to the Origin of Replication Region in Live Escherichia coli
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Nicolas, Emilien
Upton, Amy L.
Uphoff, Stephan
Henry, Olivia
Badrinarayanan, Anjana
Sherratt, David
Date Issued
February 2014
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mBio
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American Society for Microbiology
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Nicolas, E., A. L. Upton, S. Uphoff, O. Henry, A. Badrinarayanan, and D. Sherratt. “The SMC Complex MukBEF Recruits Topoisomerase IV to the Origin of Replication Region in Live Escherichia Coli.” mBio 5, no. 1 (December 31, 2013): e01001–13–e01001–13.
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The Escherichia coli structural maintenance of chromosome (SMC) complex, MukBEF, and topoisomerase IV (TopoIV) interact in vitro through a direct contact between the MukB dimerization hinge and the C-terminal domain of ParC, the catalytic subunit of TopoIV. The interaction stimulates catalysis by TopoIV in vitro. Using live-cell quantitative imaging, we show that MukBEF directs TopoIV to ori, with fluorescent fusions of ParC and ParE both forming cellular foci that colocalize with those formed by MukBEF throughout the cell cycle and in cells unable to initiate DNA replication. Removal of MukBEF leads to loss of fluorescent ParC/ParE foci. In the absence of functional TopoIV, MukBEF forms multiple foci that are distributed uniformly throughout the nucleoid, whereas multiple catenated oris cluster at midcell. Once functional TopoIV is restored, the decatenated oris segregate to positions that are largely coincident with the MukBEF foci, thereby providing support for a mechanism by which MukBEF acts in chromosome segregation by positioning newly replicated and decatenated oris. Additional evidence for such a mechanism comes from the observation that in TopoIV-positive (TopoIV[superscript +]) cells, newly replicated oris segregate rapidly to the positions of MukBEF foci. Taken together, the data implicate MukBEF as a key component of the DNA segregation process by acting in concert with TopoIV to promote decatenation and positioning of newly replicated oris.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology
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