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Structural and functional characterization of the C-terminal catalytic domain of SSV1 integrase.
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Acta Crystallographica: Section D (Wiley-Blackwell) . Jun2012, Vol. 68 Issue 6, p659-670. 12p. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- The spindle-shaped virus SSV1 of the hyperthermophilic archaeon Sulfolobus shibatae encodes an integrase (SSV1 Int). Here, the crystal structure of the C-terminal catalytic domain of SSV1 Int is reported. This is the first structural study of an archaeal tyrosine recombinase. Structural comparison shows that the C-terminal domain of SSV1 Int possesses a core fold similar to those of tyrosine recombinases of both bacterial and eukaryal origin, apart from the lack of a conserved helix corresponding to αI of Cre, indicating conservation of these enzymes among all three domains of life. Five of the six catalytic residues cluster around a basic cleft on the surface of the structure and the nucleophile Tyr314 is located on a flexible loop that stretches away from the central cleft, supporting the possibility that SSV1 Int cleaves the target DNA in a trans mode. Biochemical analysis suggests that the N-terminal domain is responsible for the dimerization of SSV1 Int. The C-terminal domain is capable of DNA cleavage and ligation, but at efficiencies significantly lower than those of the full-length protein. In addition, neither the N-terminal domain alone nor the C-terminal domain alone shows a strong sequence preference in DNA binding. Therefore, recognition of the core-type sequence and efficient catalysis by SSV1 Int presumably requires covalent linkage and interdomain communication between the two domains. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09074449
- Volume :
- 68
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Acta Crystallographica: Section D (Wiley-Blackwell)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 76457951
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1107/S0907444912007202