Specialized interfaces of Smc5/6 control hinge stability and DNA association

Structural Maintenance of Chromosomes (SMC) complexes maintain genome integrity by regulating the segregation of chromosomes. Here, Altet al. describe the structure of the heterodimeric Smc5/6-hinge from fission yeast and define functional features critical for Smc5/6’s cellular function.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Aaron Alt, Hung Q. Dang, Owen S. Wells, Luis M. Polo, Matt A. Smith, Grant A. McGregor, Thomas Welte, Alan R. Lehmann, Laurence H. Pearl, Johanne M. Murray, Antony W. Oliver
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14011