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RNase H belongs to a nucleotidyl-transferase superfamily, which includes transposase, retroviral integrase, Holliday junction resolvase, and RISC nuclease Argonaute. We report the crystal structures of RNase H complexed with an RNA/DNA hybrid and a mechanism for substrate recognition and two-metal-ion-dependent catalysis. RNase H specifically recognizes the A form RNA strand and the B form DNA strand. Structure comparisons lead us to predict the catalytic residues of Argonaute and conclude that two-metal-ion catalysis is a general feature of the superfamily. In nucleases, the two metal ions are asymmetrically coordinated and have distinct roles in activating the nucleophile and stabilizing the transition state. In transposases, they are symmetrically coordinated and exchange roles to alternately activate a water and a 3'-OH for successive strand cleavage and transfer by a ping-pong mechanism.

1ZBL is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_protein Single protein] structure of sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacillus_halodurans Bacillus halodurans] with <scene name='pdbligand=MG:'>MG</scene> as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ligand ligand]. Active as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribonuclease_H Ribonuclease H], with EC number [http://www.brenda-enzymes.info/php/result_flat.php4?ecno=3.1.26.4 3.1.26.4] Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1ZBL OCA].  

[[Category: Crouch, R J.]]

[[Category: Gaidamakov, S A.]]

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