1wbb

Crystal structure of E. coli DNA mismatch repair enzyme MutS, E38A mutant, in complex with a G.T mismatch

spinqualitylabelsall models 1wbb, resolution 2.50Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 1wbb is a 4 chain structure with sequence from Escherichia coli. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.5Å Ligands: ADP, MG Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function MUTS_ECOLI This protein is involved in the repair of mismatches in DNA. It is possible that it carries out the mismatch recognition step. This protein has a weak ATPase activity. 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 MutS plays a critical role in DNA mismatch repair in Escherichia coli by binding to mismatches and initiating repair in an ATP-dependent manner. Mutational analysis of a highly conserved glutamate, Glu38, has revealed its role in mismatch recognition by enabling MutS to discriminate between homoduplex and mismatched DNA. Crystal structures of MutS have shown that Glu38 forms a hydrogen bond to one of the mismatched bases. In this study, we have analyzed the crystal structures, DNA binding and the response to ATP binding of three Glu38 mutants. While confirming the role of the negative charge in initial discrimination, we show that in vivo mismatch repair can proceed even when discrimination is low. We demonstrate that the formation of a hydrogen bond by residue 38 to the mismatched base authorizes repair by inducing intramolecular signaling, which results in the inhibition of rapid hydrolysis of distally bound ATP. This allows formation of the stable MutS-ATP-DNA clamp, a key intermediate in triggering downstream repair events. Dual role of MutS glutamate 38 in DNA mismatch discrimination and in the authorization of repair.,Lebbink JH, Georgijevic D, Natrajan G, Fish A, Winterwerp HH, Sixma TK, de Wind N EMBO J. 2006 Jan 25;25(2):409-19. Epub 2006 Jan 12. PMID:16407973 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also DNA mismatch repair protein 3D structures

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