Molecular BiologyInternational Journal of Molecular SciencesPeer-reviewed
Bacillus subtilis RadA/Sms-mediated nascent lagging-strand un-winding at stalled or reversed forks is a two-step process: RadA/Sms assists RecA nucleation, and RecA loads RadA/Sms
Rubén Torres, Begoña Carrasco, Juan C. Alonso
The paper reveals a two-step mechanism where RadA/Sms and RecA collaborate to unwind nascent lagging-strand DNA at stalled or reversed forks in Bacillus subtilis.