Tethering-facilitated DNA 'opening' and complementary roles of β-hairpin motifs in the Rad4/XPC DNA damage sensor protein
D. Paul, H. Mu, A. Tavakoli, Q. Dai, X. Chen, S. Chakraborty, C. He, A. Ansari, S. Broyde, J. H. Min
This study shows Rad4/XPC can open undamaged DNA in solution without specific β-hairpin motifs and reveals dynamic conformations of open DNA through crystal structures and fluorescence analysis.
bioRxiv · Sep 28, 2020Biochemistry