2j63

Crystal structure of AP endonuclease LMAP from Leishmania major

spinqualitylabelsall models 2j63, resolution 2.48Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 2j63 is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Leishmania major. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.48Å Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function O15922_LEIMA 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 PubMed Apurinic/apyrimidinic endonucleases initiate the repair of abasic sites produced either spontaneously, from attack of bases by reactive oxygen species or as intermediates during base excision repair. The catalytic properties and crystal structure of Leishmania major apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease are described and compared with those of human APE1 and bacterial exonuclease III. The purified enzyme is shown to possess apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease activity of the same order as eukaryotic and prokaryotic counterparts and an equally robust 3'-phosphodiesterase activity. Consistent with this, expression of the L. major endonuclease confers resistance to both methyl methane sulphonate and H2O2 in Escherichia coli repair-deficient mutants while expression of the human homologue only reverts methyl methane sulphonate sensitivity. Structural analyses and modelling of the enzyme-DNA complex demonstrates a high degree of conservation to previously characterized homologues, although subtle differences in the active site geometry might account for the high 3'-phosphodiesterase activity. Our results confirm that the L. major's enzyme is a key element in mediating repair of apurinic/apyrimidinic sites and 3'-blocked termini and therefore must play an important role in the survival of kinetoplastid parasites after exposure to the highly oxidative environment within the host macrophage. Crystal structure and DNA repair activities of the AP endonuclease from Leishmania major.,Vidal AE, Harkiolaki M, Gallego C, Castillo-Acosta VM, Ruiz-Perez LM, Wilson K, Gonzalez-Pacanowska D J Mol Biol. 2007 Nov 2;373(4):827-38. Epub 2007 Aug 19. PMID:17870086 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease 3D structures Endonuclease 3D structures

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