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ArticleNature communications2023

IS21 family transposase cleaved donor complex traps two right-handed superhelical crossings.

Mercedes Spínola-Amilibia, Lidia Araújo-Bazán, Álvaro de la Gándara, James M Berger, Ernesto Arias-Palomo

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Article in Nature communications, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Mercedes Spínola-AmilibiaDepartment of Structural & Chemical Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas, CSIC, Madrid, 28040, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0641-8809
Lidia Araújo-BazánDepartment of Structural & Chemical Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas, CSIC, Madrid, 28040, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8750-7706
Álvaro de la GándaraDepartment of Structural & Chemical Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas, CSIC, Madrid, 28040, Spain.
James M BergerDepartment of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0666-1240
Ernesto Arias-PalomoDepartment of Structural & Chemical Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas, CSIC, Madrid, 28040, Spain. earias@cib.csic.es.ORCID 0000-0002-2706-7411
Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas · ESJohns Hopkins University · US

Funding

Mechanistic Studies of Replication Initiation in ProkaryotesR37GM071747 · NIGMS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI James M. Berger · 2017 to 2026
$4.4M
Structure/Function Studies of DNA Replication InitiationR01GM071747 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · PI BERGER, JAMES M. · 2005 to 2016
$4.0M
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research CouncilMedical Research CouncilNIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM071747NIGMS NIH HHS R37 GM071747Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transposases are ubiquitous enzymes that catalyze DNA rearrangement events with broad impacts on gene expression, genome evolution, and the spread of drug-resistance in bacteria. Here, we use biochemical and structural approaches to define the molecular determinants by which IstA, a transposase present in the widespread IS21 family of mobile elements, catalyzes efficient DNA transposition. Solution studies show that IstA engages the transposon terminal sequences to form a high-molecular weight complex and promote DNA integration. A 3.4 Å resolution structure of the transposase bound to transposon ends corroborates our biochemical findings and reveals that IstA self-assembles into a highly intertwined tetramer that synapses two supercoiled terminal inverted repeats. The three-dimensional organization of the IstA•DNA cleaved donor complex reveals remarkable similarities with retroviral integrases and classic transposase systems, such as Tn7 and bacteriophage Mu, and provides insights into IS21 transposition.

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DNA Transposable ElementsTransposasesBacteriaBase SequenceIntegrasesDNA Transposable ElementsIntegrasesTransposases

Identifiers

PMID37087515
PMCPMC10122671
OpenAlexW4366768427

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