期刊
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
卷 389, 期 5, 页码 819-832出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.04.031
关键词
APOBEC3G; DNA deamination; DNA editing; NMR structure; retrovirus restriction
资金
- University of Minnesota Supercomputing Institute and NMR [NSF BIR-961477]
- University of California San Francisco and University of California Berkeley
Human APOBEC3G (A3G) belongs to a family of polynucleotide cytidine deaminases. This family includes APOBEC1. and AID, which edit APOB mRNA and antibody gene DNA, respectively. A3G deaminates cytidines to uridines in single-strand DNA and inhibits the replication of human immunodeficiency virus-1, other retroviruses, and retrotransposons. Although the mechanism of A3G-catalyzed DNA deamination has been investigated genetically and biochemically, atomic details are just starting to emerge. Here, we compare the DNA cytidine deaminase activities and NMR structures of two A3G catalytic domain constructs. The longer A3G191-384 protein is considerably more active than the shorter A3G198-384 variant. The longer structure has an alpha 1-helix (residues 201-206) that was not apparent in the shorter protein, and it contributes to catalytic activity through interactions with hydrophobic core structures (beta 1, beta 2, alpha 5, and alpha 6). Both A3G catalytic domain solution structures have a discontinuous beta 2 region that is clearly different from the continuous beta 2 strand of another family member, APOBEC2. In addition, the longer A3G191-384 structure revealed part of the N-terminal pseudo-catalytic domain, including the interdomain tinker and some of the last alpha-helix. These structured residues (residues 191-196) enabled a novel full-length A3G model by providing physical overlap between the N-terminal pseudo-catalytic domain and the new C-terminal catalytic domain structure. Contrary to predictions, this structurally constrained model suggested that the two domains are tethered by structured residues and that the N- and C-terminal beta 2 regions are too distant from each other to participate in this interaction. (c) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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