Helicase Activity Promoted Through Dynamic Interactions Between a ssDNA Translocase and a Diffusing SSB Protein
K. Mersch, J. E. Sokoloski, B. Nguyen, R. Galletto, T. M. Lohman
The paper shows that Pif1 helicase uses its translocase activity to push RPA along ssDNA, disrupting duplex DNA and demonstrating a new mechanism for directional DNA unwinding.
bioRxiv · Sep 30, 2022 · PreprintBiophysics