| Primary Identifier | IPR040498 | Type | Domain |
| Short Name | PriA_CRR |
| description | This is a cys-rich region (CRR) domain found in PriA DNA helicases. In bacteria, the replication restart process is orchestrated by the PriA DNA helicase, which identifies replication forks via structure-specific DNA binding and interactions with fork-associated ssDNA-binding proteins (SSBs). The CRR region which is embedded within the C-terminal helicase lobe has been identified to bind two Zn2+ ions. This 50-residue insertion forms a structure on the surface of the helicase core in which two Zn2+ ions are coordinated by invariant Cys residues. Biochemical experiments have shown that sequence changes to Zn2+-binding Cys residues in the PriA CRR can eliminate helicase, but not ATPase, activity and can block assembly of PriB onto DNA-bound PriA, implicating the CRR in multiple functions in PriA []. |
