Figure 4.

smFRET measurements on pd-polyT15 (pdDNA with 15 thymine long 3′ overhang) at 150 mM K+. BLM binding to ssDNA representing the overhang in the GQ substrate depends on the nucleotide state. (A) pd-polyT15 is in coiled conformation with EFRET ≈ 0.85 before BLM is added. (B)–(D) BLM binding to the overhang in different nucleotide states at 1 μM BLM. (B) Nt-free state. (C) 1 mM ATPγS. (D) 1 mM ADP. Binding is most efficient in the ATPγS state, followed by the nt-free state and then the ADP state.