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G4 DNA Binding by LR1 and Its Subunits, Nucleolin and hnRNP D, A Role for G-G pairing in Immunoglobulin Switch Recombination

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Dempsey, Laurie A., Sun, Hui, Hanakahi, L.A., Maizels, Nancy·1999·Journal of Biological Chemistry

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The immunoglobulin heavy chain switch regions contain multiple runs of guanines on the top (nontemplate) DNA strand. Here we show that LR1, a B cell-specific, duplex DNA binding factor, binds tightly and specifically to synthetic oligonucleotides containing G-G base pairs (KD </= 0.25 nM). LR1 also binds to single-stranded G-rich sequences (KD approximately 10 nM). The two subunits of LR1, nucleolin and hnRNP D, bind with high affinity to G4 DNA (KD = 0.4 and 0.5 nM, respectively). LR1 therefore contains two independent G4 DNA binding domains. We propose that LR1 binds with G-G-paired structures that form during the transcription of the S regions that is prerequisite to recombination in vivo. Interactions of donor and acceptor S regions with subunits of the LR1 could then juxtapose the switch regions for recombination.

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Authors
Dempsey, L. A., Sun, H., Hanakahi, L. A., & Maizels, N.
Venue
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1999-01
Volume
274
Issue
2
Pages
1066-1071
ISSN
0021-9258 (ISSN-L)
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W2132714970
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journal article
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en
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Dempsey, L. A., Sun, H., Hanakahi, L. A., & Maizels, N. (1999). G4 DNA Binding by LR1 and Its Subunits, Nucleolin and hnRNP D, A Role for G-G pairing in Immunoglobulin Switch Recombination. Journal of Biological Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.274.2.1066

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