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Crystal Structure of the Ubiquitin-Binding Zinc Finger (UBZ) Domain of the Human DNA Polymerase Eta
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DiseasePOLH_HUMAN Defects in POLH are the cause of xeroderma pigmentosum variant type (XPV) [MIM:278750; also designated as XP-V. Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is an autosomal recessive disease due to deficient nucleotide excision repair. It is characterized by hypersensitivity of the skin to sunlight, followed by high incidence of skin cancer and frequent neurologic abnormalities. XPV shows normal nucleotide excision repair, but an exaggerated delay in recovery of replicative DNA synthesis. Most XPV patients do not develop clinical symptoms and skin neoplasias until a later age. Clinical manifestations are limited to photo-induced deterioration of the skin and eyes.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] FunctionPOLH_HUMAN DNA polymerase specifically involved in DNA repair. Plays an important role in translesion synthesis, where the normal high fidelity DNA polymerases cannot proceed and DNA synthesis stalls. Plays an important role in the repair of UV-induced pyrimidine dimers. Depending on the context, it inserts the correct base, but causes frequent base transitions and transversions. May play a role in hypermutation at immunoglobulin genes. Forms a Schiff base with 5'-deoxyribose phosphate at abasic sites, but does not have lyase activity. Targets POLI to replication foci.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] Publication Abstract from PubMedThe ubiquitin-binding zinc finger (UBZ) is a type of zinc-coordinating beta-beta-alpha fold domain found mainly in proteins involved in DNA repair and transcriptional regulation. Here we report the crystal structure of the UBZ domain of Y-family DNA polymerase (pol) eta and the crystal structure of the complex between the UBZ domain of Werner helicase-interacting protein 1 (WRNIP1) and ubiquitin, crystallized using the green fluorescent protein fusion technique. In contrast to the pol eta UBZ, which has been proposed to bind ubiquitin via its C-terminal alpha helix, ubiquitin binds to a novel surface of WRNIP1 UBZ composed of the first beta strand and the C-terminal alpha helix. In addition, we report the structure of the tandem UBZ domains of Tax1-binding protein 1 (TAX1BP1) and show that the second UBZ of TAX1BP1 binds ubiquitin, presumably in a manner similar to that of WRNIP1 UBZ. We propose that UBZ domains can be divided into at least two different types in terms of the ubiquitin-binding surfaces: the pol eta type and the WRNIP1 type. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. A novel mode of ubiquitin recognition by the ubiquitin-binding zinc finger domain of WRNIP1.,Suzuki N, Rohaim A, Kato R, Dikic I, Wakatsuki S, Kawasaki M FEBS J. 2016 Apr 8. doi: 10.1111/febs.13734. PMID:27062441[11] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See AlsoReferences
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