Download MendeleyCrystal structure of NaeI-an evolutionary bridge between DNA endonuclease and topoisomerase.
Huai, Q., Colandene, J.D., Chen, Y., Luo, F., Zhao, Y., Topal, M.D., Ke, H.(2000) EMBO J 19: 3110-3118
- PubMed: 10856254
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/emboj/19.12.3110
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1EV7 - PubMed Abstract:
NAE:I is transformed from DNA endonuclease to DNA topoisomerase and recombinase by a single amino acid substitution. The crystal structure of NAE:I was solved at 2.3 A resolution and shows that NAE:I is a dimeric molecule with two domains per monomer. Each domain contains one potential DNA recognition motif corresponding to either endonuclease or topoisomerase activity. The N-terminal domain core folds like the other type II restriction endonucleases as well as lambda-exonuclease and the DNA repair enzymes MutH and Vsr, implying a common evolutionary origin and catalytic mechanism. The C-terminal domain contains a catabolite activator protein (CAP) motif present in many DNA-binding proteins, including the type IA and type II topoisomerases. Thus, the NAE:I structure implies that DNA processing enzymes evolved from a few common ancestors. NAE:I may be an evolutionary bridge between endonuclease and DNA processing enzymes.
Organizational Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7260, USA.
