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DNA N-glycosylases are base excision-repair proteins that locate and cleave damaged bases from DNA as the first step in restoring the genetic blueprint. The human enzyme 3-methyladenine DNA glycosylase removes a diverse group of damaged bases from DNA, including cytotoxic and mutagenic alkylation adducts of purines. We report the crystal structure of human 3-methyladenine DNA glycosylase complexed to a mechanism-based pyrrolidine inhibitor. The enzyme has intercalated into the minor groove of DNA, causing the abasic pyrrolidine nucleotide to flip into the enzyme active site, where a bound water is poised for nucleophilic attack. The structure shows an elegant means of exposing a nucleotide for base excision as well as a network of residues that could catalyze the in-line displacement of a damaged base from the phosphodeoxyribose backbone.

1BNK is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_protein Single protein] structure of sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_sapiens Homo sapiens]. Active as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA-3-methyladenine_glycosylase_II DNA-3-methyladenine glycosylase II], with EC number [http://www.brenda-enzymes.info/php/result_flat.php4?ecno=3.2.2.21 3.2.2.21] Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1BNK OCA].  

[[Category: Lau, A Y.]]

[[Category: Schaerer, O D.]]

[[Category: Verdine, G L.]]

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