The HRDC domain oppositely modulates the unwinding activity of E. coli RecQ helicase on duplex DNA and G-quadruplex
Fang‐Yuan Teng, Tingting Wang, Hai‐Lei Guo, Ben-Ge Xin, Bo Sun, Shuo‐Xing Dou, Xu‐Guang Xi, Xi‐Miao Hou
Abstract
RecQ family helicases are highly conserved from bacteria to humans and have essential roles in maintaining genome stability. Mutations in three human RecQ helicases cause severe diseases with the main features of premature aging and cancer predisposition. Most RecQ helicases shared a conserved domain arrangement which comprises a helicase core, an RecQ C-terminal domain, and an auxiliary element helicase and RNaseD C-terminal (HRDC) domain, the functions of which are poorly understood. In this study, we systematically characterized the roles of the HRDC domain in E. coli RecQ in various DNA transactions by single-molecule FRET. We found that RecQ repetitively unwinds the 3′-partial duplex and fork DNA with a moderate processivity and periodically patrols on the ssDNA in the 5′-partial duplex by translocation. The HRDC domain significantly suppresses RecQ activities in the above transactions. In sharp contrast, the HRDC domain is essential for the deep and long-time unfolding of the G4 DNA structure by RecQ. Based on the observations that the HRDC domain dynamically switches between RecA core- and ssDNA-binding modes after RecQ association with DNA, we proposed a model to explain the modulation mechanism of the HRDC domain. Our findings not only provide new insights into the activities of RecQ on different substrates but also highlight the novel functions of the HRDC domain in DNA metabolisms. RecQ family helicases are highly conserved from bacteria to humans and have essential roles in maintaining genome stability. Mutations in three human RecQ helicases cause severe diseases with the main features of premature aging and cancer predisposition. Most RecQ helicases shared a conserved domain arrangement which comprises a helicase core, an RecQ C-terminal domain, and an auxiliary element helicase and RNaseD C-terminal (HRDC) domain, the functions of which are poorly understood. In this study, we systematically characterized the roles of the HRDC domain in E. coli RecQ in various DNA transactions by single-molecule FRET. We found that RecQ repetitively unwinds the 3′-partial duplex and fork DNA with a moderate processivity and periodically patrols on the ssDNA in the 5′-partial duplex by translocation. The HRDC domain significantly suppresses RecQ activities in the above transactions. In sharp contrast, the HRDC domain is essential for the deep and long-time unfolding of the G4 DNA structure by RecQ. Based on the observations that the HRDC domain dynamically switches between RecA core- and ssDNA-binding modes after RecQ association with DNA, we proposed a model to explain the modulation mechanism of the HRDC domain. Our findings not only provide new insights into the activities of RecQ on different substrates but also highlight the novel functions of the HRDC domain in DNA metabolisms. RecQ family helicases play essential roles in genome integrity maintenance by processing a wide variety of DNA structures generated during DNA replication, repair, and recombination (1Brosh R.M. DNA helicases involved in DNA repair and their roles in cancer.Nat. Rev. Cancer. 2013; 13 (23842644): 542-55810.1038/nrc3560Crossref PubMed Scopus (196) Google Scholar, 2Vindigni A. Marino F. Gileadi O. Probing the structural basis of RecQ helicase function.Biophys. Chem. 2010; 149 (20392558): 67-7710.1016/j.bpc.2010.03.012Crossref PubMed Scopus (35) Google Scholar, 3Croteau D.L. Popuri V. Opresko P.L. Bohr V.A. Human RecQ helicases in DNA repair, recombination, and replication.Ann. Rev. Biochem. 2014; 83 83 (24606147): 519-55210.1146/annurev-biochem-060713-035428Crossref PubMed Scopus (302) Google Scholar). 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The ability of RecQ family helicases to resolve complex DNA structures is associated with their architecture consisting of evolutionarily conserved domains (9Vindigni A. Hickson I.D. RecQ helicases: multiple structures for multiple functions?.HFSP J. 2009; 3 (19949442): 153-16410.2976/1.3079540Crossref PubMed Scopus (48) Google Scholar). First, a conserved helicase core is formed by two RecA domains that harbor the ATPase cleft and drive the 3′-5′ directed translocation on ssDNA. Second, the helicase core is followed by a RecQ C-terminal (RQC) domain, which contains a Zn2+ binding domain and a β-hairpin winged-helix domain. RQC is primarily responsible for substrate recognition and DNA unwinding. In addition, an auxiliary element, the helicase, and the RNaseD C-terminal (HRDC) domain, which is connected to RQC by a flexible linker, exist in some RecQ helicases, including E. coli RecQ, human BLM, and WRN. 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