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The crystal structure of mouse DNMT1 (731-1602) mutant - N1248A
Structural highlights
FunctionDNMT1_MOUSE Methylates CpG residues. Preferentially methylates hemimethylated DNA. Associates with DNA replication sites in S phase maintaining the methylation pattern in the newly synthesized strand, that is essential for epigenetic inheritance. Associates with chromatin during G2 and M phases to maintain DNA methylation independently of replication. It is responsible for maintaining methylation patterns established in development. DNA methylation is coordinated with methylation of histones. Mediates transcriptional repression by direct binding to HDAC2. In association with DNMT3B and via the recruitment of CTCFL/BORIS, involved in activation of BAG1 gene expression by modulating dimethylation of promoter histone H3 at H3K4 and H3K9.[1] [2] [3] Publication Abstract from PubMedDNA methyltransferase-1 (DNMT1) plays a crucial role in the maintenance of genomic methylation patterns. The crystal structure of DNMT1 was determined in two different states in which the helix that follows the catalytic loop was either kinked (designated helix-kinked) or well folded (designated helix-straight state). Here, we show that the proper structural transition between these two states is required for DNMT1 activity. The mutations of N1248A and R1279D, which did not affect interactions between DNMT1 and substrates or cofactors, allosterically reduced enzymatic activities in vitro by decreasing kcat/ Km for AdoMet. The crystallographic data combined with molecular dynamic (MD) simulations indicated that the N1248A and R1279D mutants bias the catalytic helix to either the kinked or straight conformation. In addition, genetic complementation assays for the two mutants suggested that disturbing the conformational transition reduced DNMT1 activity in cells, which could act additively with existing DNMT inhibitors to decrease DNA methylation. Collectively, our studies provide molecular insights into conformational changes of the catalytic helix, which is essential for DNMT1 catalytic activity, and thus aid in better understanding the relationship between DNMT1 dynamic switching and enzymatic activity. Biochemical Studies and Molecular Dynamic Simulations Reveal the Molecular Basis of Conformational Changes in DNA Methyltransferase-1.,Ye F, Kong X, Zhang H, Liu Y, Shao Z, Jin J, Cai Y, Zhang R, Li L, Zhang YW, Liu YC, Zhang C, Xie W, Yu K, Ding H, Zhao K, Chen S, Jiang H, Baylin SB, Luo C ACS Chem Biol. 2018 Mar 16;13(3):772-781. doi: 10.1021/acschembio.7b00890. Epub, 2018 Feb 8. PMID:29381856[4] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See AlsoReferences
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