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NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH
Volume 38, Issue 12, Pages 4173-4181Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkq153
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- National Science Council [NSC962-2113-M-002-022-MY3]
- National Research Program for Genomic Medicine [NSC97-3112B-002-048]
- National Science Council (Taiwan)
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DNA gyrase is the only topoisomerase capable of introducing (-) supercoils into relaxed DNA. The C-terminal domain of the gyrase A subunit (GyrA-CTD) and the presence of a gyrase-specific 'GyrA-box' motif within this domain are essential for this unique (-) supercoiling activity by allowing gyrase to wrap DNA around itself. Here we report the crystal structure of Xanthomonas campestris GyrA-CTD and provide the first view of a canonical GyrA-box motif. This structure resembles the GyrA-box-disordered Escherichia coli GyrA-CTD, both adopting a non-planar beta-pinwheel fold composed of six seemingly spirally arranged beta-sheet blades. Interestingly, structural analysis revealed that the non-planar architecture mainly stems from the tilted packing seen between blades 1 and 2, with the packing geometry likely being defined by a conserved and unusual beta-strand-bearing proline. Consequently, the GyrA-box-containing blade 1 is placed at an angled spatial position relative to the other DNA-binding blades, and an abrupt bend is introduced into the otherwise flat DNA-binding surface. Mutagenesis studies support that the proline-induced structural twist contributes directly to gyrase's (-) supercoiling activity. To our knowledge, this is the first demonstration that a beta-strand-bearing proline may impact protein function. Potential relevance of beta-strand-bearing proline to disease phenylketonuria is also noted.
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