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Timothy M. Lohman
Brennecke Professor of Biological Chemistry
Dept. of Biochemistry and
Molecular Biophysics |
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Mailing Address:
WUSM - Biochemistry Dept.
660 S. Euclid Ave., MS8231
St. Louis, MO 63110
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Research
Research in the Lohman laboratory focuses on obtaining a molecular understanding of the mechanisms of protein-nucleic acid interactions involved in DNA metabolism, in particular, DNA motor proteins (helicases/translocases) and single stranded DNA binding proteins. Thermodynamic, kinetic, structural and single molecule approaches are used to probe these interactions at the molecular level.
Selected Publications
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Roy, R., Kozlov, A.G., Lohman, T.M. and Ha, T. SSB protein diffusion on single-stranded DNA stimulates RecA filament formation. Nature 461:1092-1097 (2009).
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Antony, E., Tomko, E.J., Xiao, Q., Krejci, L, Lohman, T.M. and Ellenberger, T. Srs2 disassembles Rad51 filaments by a protein-protein interaction triggering ATP turnover and dissociation of Rad51 from DNA. Molecular Cell 35:105-115 (2009).
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Shereda, R.D., Kozlov, A.G., Lohman, T.M., Cox, M.M. and Keck, J.L. SSB as an organizer/mobilizer of genome maintenance complexes. CRC Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 43:289-318 (2008).
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Wu, C.G. and Lohman, T.M. Influence of DNA end structure on the mechanism of initiation of DNA unwinding by the Escherichia coli RedBCD and RecBC helicases. J Mol Biol 382:312-326 (2008).
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Lohman, T.M., Tomko, E.J. and Wu, C.G. Non-hexameric DNA helicases and translocases: Mechanisms and regulation. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol. 9:391-401 (2008).
