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Crystal structures of SAMHD1 inhibitor complexes reveal the mechanism of water-mediated dNTP hydrolysis

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NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 11, Issue 1, Pages -

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NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-16983-2

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  1. Cancer Research UK [FC001029]
  2. UK Medical Research Council [FC001029, FC001178]
  3. Wellcome Trust [FC001029, FC001178]
  4. Francis Crick Institute from Cancer Research UK [FC001178]
  5. Wellcome Senior Fellowship [108014/Z/15/Z]
  6. MRC [MC_U117533887] Funding Source: UKRI

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SAMHD1 regulates cellular 2-deoxynucleoside-5 ' -triphosphate (dNTP) homeostasis by catalysing the hydrolysis of dNTPs into 2 ' -deoxynucleosides and triphosphate. In CD4(+) myeloid lineage and resting T-cells, SAMHD1 blocks HIV-1 and other viral infections by depletion of the dNTP pool to a level that cannot support replication. SAMHD1 mutations are associated with the autoimmune disease Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome and hypermutated cancers. Furthermore, SAMHD1 sensitises cancer cells to nucleoside-analogue anti-cancer therapies and is linked with DNA repair and suppression of the interferon response to cytosolic nucleic acids. Nevertheless, despite its requirement in these processes, the fundamental mechanism of SAMHD1-catalysed dNTP hydrolysis remained unknown. Here, we present structural and enzymological data showing that SAMHD1 utilises an active site, bi-metallic iron-magnesium centre that positions a hydroxide nucleophile in-line with the P-alpha-O-5 ' bond to catalyse phosphoester bond hydrolysis. This precise molecular mechanism for SAMHD1 catalysis, reveals how SAMHD1 down-regulates cellular dNTP and modulates the efficacy of nucleoside-based anti-cancer and anti-viral therapies. p id=Par SAMHD1 catalyses the hydrolysis of dNTPs into 2 ' -deoxynucleosides and triphosphate and is an important regulator of cellular dNTP homeostasis. Here, the authors provide insights into the catalytic mechanism of SAMHD1 by performing kinetic measurements and determining crystal structures of alpha-beta -imido-dNTP inhibitor complexes, which reveal a bi-metallic iron-magnesium centre and catalytic hydroxyl molecule in the active site of the enzyme.

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