6k3a

From Proteopedia

Crystal structure of human PCNA in complex with DNMT1 PIP box motif.

Structural highlights

6k3a is a 6 chain structure with sequence from Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:	X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.3Å
Resources:	FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

PCNA_HUMAN Auxiliary protein of DNA polymerase delta and is involved in the control of eukaryotic DNA replication by increasing the polymerase's processibility during elongation of the leading strand. Induces a robust stimulatory effect on the 3'-5' exonuclease and 3'-phosphodiesterase, but not apurinic-apyrimidinic (AP) endonuclease, APEX2 activities. Has to be loaded onto DNA in order to be able to stimulate APEX2. Plays a key role in DNA damage response (DDR) by being conveniently positioned at the replication fork to coordinate DNA replication with DNA repair and DNA damage tolerance pathways. Acts as a loading platform to recruit DDR proteins that allow completion of DNA replication after DNA damage and promote postreplication repair: Monoubiquitinated PCNA leads to recruitment of translesion (TLS) polymerases, while 'Lys-63'-linked polyubiquitination of PCNA is involved in error-free pathway and employs recombination mechanisms to synthesize across the lesion.^[1] ^[2]

Publication Abstract from PubMed

DNMT1 is a C5-DNA methyltransferase that plays a pivotal role in DNA methylation maintenance. During early and mid S-phase, DNMT1 accumulates at DNA replication sites by binding to proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), an essential factor for DNA replication, through a PIP box motif. However, the molecular mechanism by which the DNMT1 PIP box motif binds to PCNA remains unclear. Here, we report the crystal structure of PCNA bound to DNMT1 PIP box peptide. The structure reveals the detailed interaction between PCNA and DNMT1 PIP box; conserved glutamine and hydrophobic/aromatic residues in the PIP box are recognized by the Q- and hydrophobic pockets of PCNA, respectively. The structure also shows novel intramolecular interactions within the PIP box motif, which stabilize the helix conformation in the PIP box. Our data provide structural insight into the recruitment of DNMT1 to replication sites by PCNA.

Structure of PCNA in complex with DNMT1 PIP box reveals the basis for the molecular mechanism of the interaction.,Jimenji T, Matsumura R, Kori S, Arita K Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2019 Jun 21. pii: S0006-291X(19)31196-9. doi:, 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.06.060. PMID:31235252^[3]

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

References

↑ Burkovics P, Hajdu I, Szukacsov V, Unk I, Haracska L. Role of PCNA-dependent stimulation of 3'-phosphodiesterase and 3'-5' exonuclease activities of human Ape2 in repair of oxidative DNA damage. Nucleic Acids Res. 2009 Jul;37(13):4247-55. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkp357. Epub 2009, May 13. PMID:19443450 doi:10.1093/nar/gkp357
↑ Motegi A, Liaw HJ, Lee KY, Roest HP, Maas A, Wu X, Moinova H, Markowitz SD, Ding H, Hoeijmakers JH, Myung K. Polyubiquitination of proliferating cell nuclear antigen by HLTF and SHPRH prevents genomic instability from stalled replication forks. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Aug 26;105(34):12411-6. Epub 2008 Aug 21. PMID:18719106 doi:0805685105
↑ Jimenji T, Matsumura R, Kori S, Arita K. Structure of PCNA in complex with DNMT1 PIP box reveals the basis for the molecular mechanism of the interaction. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2019 Jun 21. pii: S0006-291X(19)31196-9. doi:, 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.06.060. PMID:31235252 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.06.060