2zxo

Crystal structure of RecJ from Thermus thermophilus HB8

spinqualitylabelsall models 2zxo, resolution 2.50Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 2zxo is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Thet8. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Related: 2zxp, 2zxr Gene: recj, TTHA1167 (THET8) Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum Function [RECJ_THET8] Single-stranded-DNA-specific exonuclease acting in a 5' to 3' direction; has no detectable activity on ssRNA. 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 RecJ is a single-stranded DNA (ssDNA)-specific 5'-3' exonuclease that plays an important role in DNA repair and recombination. To elucidate how RecJ achieves its high specificity for ssDNA, we determined the entire structures of RecJ both in a ligand-free form and in a complex with Mn(2+) or Mg(2+) by x-ray crystallography. The entire RecJ consists of four domains that form a molecule with an O-like structure. One of two newly identified domains had structural similarities to an oligonucleotide/oligosaccharide-binding (OB) fold. The OB fold domain alone could bind to DNA, indicating that this domain is a novel member of the OB fold superfamily. The truncated RecJ containing only the core domain exhibited much lower affinity for the ssDNA substrate compared with intact RecJ. These results support the hypothesis that these structural features allow specific binding of RecJ to ssDNA. In addition, the structure of the RecJ-Mn(2+) complex suggests that the hydrolysis reaction catalyzed by RecJ proceeds through a two-metal ion mechanism. Structure of RecJ exonuclease defines its specificity for single-stranded DNA.,Wakamatsu T, Kitamura Y, Kotera Y, Nakagawa N, Kuramitsu S, Masui R J Biol Chem. 2010 Mar 26;285(13):9762-9. Epub 2010 Feb 2. PMID:20129927 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Exonuclease

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