Stimulation of Escherichia coli DNA damage inducible DNA helicase DinG by the single-stranded DNA binding protein SSB

Escherichia coli DNA damage inducible protein DinG is a superfamily II DNA helicase and is closely related to human DNA helicase XPD. Here, we report that E. coli single-stranded DNA binding protein (SSB) is able to form a stable protein complex with DinG and to stimulate the DinG DNA helicase activity. An SSB mutant that retains the single-stranded DNA binding activity but fails to form a protein complex with DinG becomes a potent inhibitor for the DinG DNA helicase, suggesting that E. coli wild-type SSB stimulates the DinG DNA helicase via specific protein-protein interaction. Structured summary of protein interactions: SSB and SSB bind by molecular sieving (View interaction) DinG and SSB bind by molecular sieving (View interaction) DinG and SSB bind by cosedimentation in solution (View interaction) (C) 2012 Federation of European Biochemical Societies. Published by Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.