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Crystal structure of Uracil-DNA glycosylase in complex with AP:A containing DNA
Structural highlights
FunctionUDGB_THET8 DNA glycosylase with broad substrate specificity. Can remove uracil from double-stranded DNA containing either a U/G, U/A, U/C or U/T base pair (PubMed:12000829, PubMed:17870091, PubMed:24838246). Can also excise hypoxanthine from double-stranded DNA containing G/I, T/I, and A/I base pairs, xanthine from both double-stranded and single stranded DNA, thymine from G/T mismatched DNA, 5'-hydroxymethyluracil and 5'-fluorouracil (PubMed:17870091, PubMed:24838246).[1] [2] [3] Evolutionary Conservation Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMedUracil-DNA glycosylase (UDG) removes uracil generated by the deamination of cytosine or misincorporation of deoxyuridine monophosphate. Within the UDG superfamily, a fifth UDG family lacks a polar residue in the active-site motif, which mediates the hydrolysis of the glycosidic bond by activation of a water molecule in UDG families 1-4. We have determined the crystal structure of a novel family 5 UDG from Thermus thermophilus HB8 complexed with DNA containing an abasic site. The active-site structure suggests this enzyme uses both steric force and water activation for its excision reaction. A conserved asparagine residue acts as a ligand to the catalytic water molecule. The structure also implies that another water molecule acts as a barrier during substrate recognition. Based on no significant open-closed conformational change upon binding to DNA, we propose a "slide-in" mechanism for initial damage recognition. Crystal structure of family 5 uracil-DNA glycosylase bound to DNA.,Kosaka H, Hoseki J, Nakagawa N, Kuramitsu S, Masui R J Mol Biol. 2007 Nov 2;373(4):839-50. Epub 2007 Aug 21. PMID:17870091[4] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See AlsoReferences
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