Supplementary Figure 4: Gel filtration and circular dichroism analysis of the wild-type and Rad50 apex mutants.

(a) Gel filtration analysis of Rad50HCC182 WT and mutants; Wild-type (blue), SMC hinge (red), Pfhook (green), ΔCC (brown), and ΔCC-48 (magenta). Standard molecular weight markers are marked on top of the graph. The profile for WT Rad50HCC182 in absence of Zn2+ is identical to that in the presence of Zn2+ and omitted for clarity. (b) Circular dichroism analysis of the HsRad50HCC182 WT and “hook” and “coiled-coil” mutants; Wild-type (black), Pfhook (green), ΔCC (red), and ΔCC-48 (blue). Various HsRad50 mutants are monitored by CD spectrophotometer (Jasco J-715) at wavelength of 200-260 nm. We did not examine the SMC hinge mutant because of the large differences in hinge region compared to the hook domain. (c) Analytical ultracentrifuge data of the SMC hinge, Pfhook, ΔCC, and ΔCC-48 (shown from left to right).