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Mechanistic investigation of human maturation of Okazaki fragments reveals slow kinetics

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  • Vlad-Stefan Raducanu

    (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)

  • Muhammad Tehseen

    (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)

  • Amani Al-Amodi

    (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)

  • Luay I. Joudeh

    (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)

  • Alfredo Biasio

    (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)

  • Samir M. Hamdan

    (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)

Abstract

The final steps of lagging strand synthesis induce maturation of Okazaki fragments via removal of the RNA primers and ligation. Iterative cycles between Polymerase δ (Polδ) and Flap endonuclease-1 (FEN1) remove the primer, with an intermediary nick structure generated for each cycle. Here, we show that human Polδ is inefficient in releasing the nick product from FEN1, resulting in non-processive and remarkably slow RNA removal. Ligase 1 (Lig1) can release the nick from FEN1 and actively drive the reaction toward ligation. These mechanisms are coordinated by PCNA, which encircles DNA, and dynamically recruits Polδ, FEN1, and Lig1 to compete for their substrates. Our findings call for investigating additional pathways that may accelerate RNA removal in human cells, such as RNA pre-removal by RNase Hs, which, as demonstrated herein, enhances the maturation rate ~10-fold. They also suggest that FEN1 may attenuate the various activities of Polδ during DNA repair and recombination.

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  • Vlad-Stefan Raducanu & Muhammad Tehseen & Amani Al-Amodi & Luay I. Joudeh & Alfredo Biasio & Samir M. Hamdan, 2022. "Mechanistic investigation of human maturation of Okazaki fragments reveals slow kinetics," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-17, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:13:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-34751-2
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-34751-2
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    1. Kerry Blair & Muhammad Tehseen & Vlad-Stefan Raducanu & Taha Shahid & Claudia Lancey & Fahad Rashid & Ramon Crehuet & Samir M. Hamdan & Alfredo De Biasio, 2022. "Mechanism of human Lig1 regulation by PCNA in Okazaki fragment sealing," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-15, December.

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