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PDBsum entry 6gdh

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Recombination PDB id
6gdh

 

 

 

 

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DNA/RNA
PDB id:
6gdh
Name: Recombination
Title: Holliday junctions formed from telomeric DNA
Structure: DNA (5'-d( Cp Tp Ap Ap Cp Cp Cp Tp Ap A)-3'). Chain: a, c, e, g. Engineered: yes. DNA (5'-d( Tp Tp Ap Gp Gp Gp Tp Tp Ap G)-3'). Chain: b, d, f, h. Engineered: yes
Source: Synthetic: yes. Homo sapiens. Human. Organism_taxid: 9606. Organism_taxid: 9606
Resolution:
2.85Å     R-factor:   0.230     R-free:   0.273
Authors: G.N.Parkinson,S.Haider,P.Li,S.Khiali,D.Munnur,A.Ramanathan
Key ref: S.Haider et al. (2018). Holliday Junctions Formed from Human Telomeric DNA. J Am Chem Soc, 140, 15366-15374. PubMed id: 30376323 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b08699
Date:
23-Apr-18     Release date:   07-Nov-18    
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 References

DNA/RNA chains
  C-T-A-A-C-C-C-T-A-A 10 bases
  T-T-A-G-G-G-T-T-A-G 10 bases
  C-T-A-A-C-C-C-T-A-A 10 bases
  T-T-A-G-G-G-T-T-A-G 10 bases
  C-T-A-A-C-C-C-T-A-A 10 bases
  T-T-A-G-G-G-T-T-A-G 10 bases
  C-T-A-A-C-C-C-T-A-A 10 bases
  T-T-A-G-G-G-T-T-A-G 10 bases

 

 
DOI no: 10.1021/jacs.8b08699 J Am Chem Soc 140:15366-15374 (2018)
PubMed id: 30376323  
 
 
Holliday Junctions Formed from Human Telomeric DNA.
S.Haider, P.Li, S.Khiali, D.Munnur, A.Ramanathan, G.N.Parkinson.
 
  ABSTRACT  
 
Cells have evolved inherent mechanisms, like homologous recombination (HR), to repair damaged DNA. However, repairs at telomeres can lead to genomic instability, often associated with cancer. While most rapidly dividing cells employ telomerase, the others maintain telomere length through HR-dependent alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT) pathways. Here we describe the crystal structures of Holliday junction intermediates of the HR-dependent ALT mechanism. Using an extended human telomeric repeat, we also report the crystal structure of two Holliday junctions in close proximity, which associate together through strand exchange to form a hemicatenated double Holliday junction. Our combined structural results demonstrate that ACC nucleotides in the C-rich lagging strand (5'-CTAACCCTAA-3') at the telomere repeat sequence constitute a conserved structural feature that constrains crossover geometry and is a preferred site for Holliday junction formation in telomeres.
 

 

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