Year
2017
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Department
School of Chemistry
Abstract
DNA replication is an essential process that must proceed from start to end without failure. The Escherichia coli cellular replication machine or “replisome” is composed of a dozen or so different proteins. At the heart of the replisome is the DNA polymerase III holoenzyme (Pol III HE). We have established a detailed picture of the enzymatic abilities and functions of the Pol III HE, and as a result uncovered many of the protein– protein interactions essential for its function. How many of these protein–protein interactions allow the replisome to transition from one conformational state to another remains either speculative or unknown. The main aims of this project were to study the interactions that allow for a dynamic replisome, to better understand the hierarchy of strong and weak functional interactions within the Pol III HE.
Recommended Citation
Lewis, Jacob Samuel, Structural dynamics and protein interactions within the E. coli DNA polymerase III holoenzyme, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, School of Chemistry, University of Wollongong, 2017. https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses1/68
FoR codes (2008)
0601 BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY, 060107 Enzymes, 060112 Structural Biology (incl. Macromolecular Modelling), 029901 Biological Physics
Unless otherwise indicated, the views expressed in this thesis are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the University of Wollongong.