{"title":"Making 3′ ends meet","authors":"Sylvie Doublié","doi":"10.1038/s41594-025-01578-6","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Two papers offer a first glimpse at complexes of the helicase-like domain of DNA polymerase θ (Polθ-HD) bound to DNA. Together, they provide structural insights into how the dimeric form of Polθ-HD grabs and aligns single-stranded DNA tails near the 3′ termini, a process that is accompanied by large conformational changes within Polθ-HD.","PeriodicalId":49141,"journal":{"name":"Nature Structural & Molecular Biology","volume":"32 6","pages":"959-960"},"PeriodicalIF":10.1000,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Nature Structural & Molecular Biology","FirstCategoryId":"99","ListUrlMain":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41594-025-01578-6","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Two papers offer a first glimpse at complexes of the helicase-like domain of DNA polymerase θ (Polθ-HD) bound to DNA. Together, they provide structural insights into how the dimeric form of Polθ-HD grabs and aligns single-stranded DNA tails near the 3′ termini, a process that is accompanied by large conformational changes within Polθ-HD.
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Nature Structural & Molecular Biology is a comprehensive platform that combines structural and molecular research. Our journal focuses on exploring the functional and mechanistic aspects of biological processes, emphasizing how molecular components collaborate to achieve a particular function. While structural data can shed light on these insights, our publication does not require them as a prerequisite.