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Structural highlights

Function

TOP1_ECOLI Releases the supercoiling and torsional tension of DNA, which is introduced during the DNA replication and transcription, by transiently cleaving and rejoining one strand of the DNA duplex. Introduces a single-strand break via transesterification at a target site in duplex DNA. The scissile phosphodiester is attacked by the catalytic tyrosine of the enzyme, resulting in the formation of a DNA-(5'-phosphotyrosyl)-enzyme intermediate and the expulsion of a 3'-OH DNA strand. The free DNA strand then undergoes passage around the unbroken strand, thus removing DNA supercoils. Finally, in the religation step, the DNA 3'-OH attacks the covalent intermediate to expel the active-site tyrosine and restore the DNA phosphodiester backbone.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Evolutionary Conservation

Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.

See Also

• Topoisomerase 3D structures

References

1. ↑ Chen SJ, Wang JC. Identification of active site residues in Escherichia coli DNA topoisomerase I. J Biol Chem. 1998 Mar 13;273(11):6050-6. PMID:9497321
2. ↑ Zhu CX, Tse-Dinh YC. The acidic triad conserved in type IA DNA topoisomerases is required for binding of Mg(II) and subsequent conformational change. J Biol Chem. 2000 Feb 25;275(8):5318-22. PMID:10681504
3. ↑ Zhang Z, Cheng B, Tse-Dinh YC. Crystal structure of a covalent intermediate in DNA cleavage and rejoining by Escherichia coli DNA topoisomerase I. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Apr 26;108(17):6939-44. Epub 2011 Apr 11. PMID:21482796 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1100300108