解旋酶是一种所有生物体都广泛存在的酶,对于几乎所有的核酸代谢都是必需的。Pif1解旋酶家族存在于所有的真核生物,是5’-3’方向依赖ATP的解旋酶。Pif1解旋酶影响端粒、核糖体和线粒体的DNA复制以及冈崎片段的成熟,其影响机制很多是利用其解螺旋活性破坏核蛋白复合体的稳定性。不同的生物Pif1解旋酶功能不同,但其对细胞核和线粒体基因组稳定性的维持是非常重要的。目前已知,酿酒酵母(ScPif1和ScRrm3)、裂殖酵母(SpPfh1)、布氏锥虫(TbPIF1、2、5、8)、小鼠(mPif1)和人类(hPif1)均属于Pif1解旋酶家族,现对上述Pif1解旋酶进行综述。
Helicases are ubiquitous enzymes found in all organisms necessary for all ( or virtually all ) aspects of nucleic acid metabolism. The Pifl helicase family is a group of 5'-3' directed, ATP-dependent, found in nearly all eukaryotes. Here is to make a review on the discovery, evolution, and currently known facts about these enzymes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae ( ScPifl and ScRrm3 ), Schizosaccha-romyces pombe ( SpPfhl ), Trypanosoma brucei( Tbplel, 2,5, and 8 ), mice ( mPifl ), and bumans( hPifl ). Pill helicases variously affect telomeric, ribosomal, and mitocbondrial DNA replication, as well as Okazaki fragment matura- tion, and in at least some cases affect these processes by using their belicase activity to disrupt stable nucleo- protein complexes. While the functions of these enzymes vary within and between organisms, it is evident that Pifl family helicases are crucial for both nuclear and mitochondrial genome maintenance.