Crystal structure of a r-diastereomer analogue of the spore photoproduct in complex with fragment DNA polymerase i from bacillus stearothermophilus
Structure:
DNA polymerase i. Chain: a. Fragment: residues 297-876. Engineered: yes. 5'-d( Gp Ap Cp Cp Ap Ap Cp Cp Cp Tp)-3'. Chain: b. Engineered: yes. 5'-d( Ap Gp Gp Gp Qbtp Thm Gp Gp Tp Cp)-3'. Chain: c.
K.Heil
et al.
(2011).
Crystal structures and repair studies reveal the identity and the base-pairing properties of the UV-induced spore photoproduct DNA lesion.
Chemistry,
17,
9651-9657.
PubMed id: 21780197
UV light is one of the major causes of DNA damage. In spore DNA, due to an
unusual packing of the genetic material, a special spore photoproduct lesion (SP
lesion) is formed, which is repaired by the enzyme spore photoproduct lyase
(Spl), a radical S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) enzyme. We report here the synthesis
and DNA incorporation of a DNA SP lesion analogue lacking the phosphodiester
backbone. The oligonucleotides were used for repair studies and they were
cocrystallized with a polymerase enzyme as a template to clarify the
configuration of the SP lesion and to provide information about the base-pairing
properties of the lesion. The structural analysis together with repair studies
allowed us to clarify the identity of the preferentially repaired lesion
diastereoisomer.