3M4A : Crystal structure of a bacterial topoisomerase IB in complex with DNA reveals a secondary DNA binding site

  • Asmita Patel (Contributor)
  • Lyudmila Yakovleva (Contributor)
  • Stewart Shuman (Contributor)
  • Alfonso Mondragon (Contributor)

Dataset

Description

Experimental Technique/Method:X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Resolution:1.65
Classification:Isomerase/DNA
Release Date:2010-07-14
Deposition Date:2010-03-10
Revision Date:2011-07-13
Molecular Weight:46547.6
Macromolecule Type:Protein#DNA
Residue Count:370
Atom Site Count:2990
DOI:10.2210/pdb3m4a/pdb

Abstract:
Type IB DNA topoisomerases (TopIB) are monomeric enzymes that relax supercoils by cleaving and resealing one strand of duplex DNA within a protein clamp that embraces a approximately 21 DNA segment. A longstanding conundrum concerns the capacity of TopIB enzymes to stabilize intramolecular duplex DNA crossovers and form protein-DNA synaptic filaments. Here we report a structure of Deinococcus radiodurans TopIB in complex with a 12 bp duplex DNA that demonstrates a secondary DNA binding site located on the surface of the C-terminal domain. It comprises a distinctive interface with one strand of the DNA duplex and is conserved in all TopIB enzymes. Modeling of a TopIB with both DNA sites suggests that the secondary site could account for DNA crossover binding, nucleation of DNA synapsis, and generation of a filamentous plectoneme. Mutations of the secondary site eliminate synaptic plectoneme formation without affecting DNA cleavage or supercoil relaxation.
Date made available2010
PublisherRCSB-PDB

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