Translesion synthesis protein ImuA from Mycolicibacterium smegmatis is a hexameric helicase-nuclease
Shehreen H Khan, Harman S. Dev, Monica M. Warner, Dana J. Sowa, Kristi Lichimo, Samantha Reeve, Sara N. Andres
This study identifies ImuA from Mycolicibacterium smegmatis as a hexameric enzyme with helicase and exonuclease activities essential for DNA damage tolerance during translesion synthesis.
bioRxiv · Aug 19, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry