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NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH
卷 48, 期 22, 页码 12957-12971出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkaa1115
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- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Korean government (MSIT) [NRF-2015R1A2A2A01008367, NRF-2018R1D1A1B07048910, NRF-2020R1A2C2003783]
- Bio & Medical Technology Development Program [NRF-2019M3E5D6063903]
- NRF [NRF-2020R1A2C2003783]
Left-handed Z-DNA is radically different from the most common right-handed B-DNA and can be stabilized by interactions with the Z alpha domain, which is found in a group of proteins, such as human ADAR1 and viral E3L proteins. It is well-known that most Z alpha domains bind to Z-DNA in a conformation-specific manner and induce rapid B-Z transition in physiological conditions. Although many structural and biochemical studies have identified the detailed interactions between the Z alpha domain and Z-DNA, little is known about the molecular basis of the B- Z transition process. In this study, we successfully converted the B-Z transition-defective Z alpha domain, vvZ alpha(E3L), into a B-Z converter by improving B-DNA binding ability, suggesting that B-DNA binding is involved in the B-Z transition. In addition, we engineered the canonical B-DNA binding protein GH5 into a Z alpha-like protein having both Z-DNA binding and B-Z transition activities by introducing Z-DNA interacting residues. Crystal structures of these mutants of vvZ alpha(E3L) and GH5 complexed with Z-DNA confirmed the significance of conserved Z-DNA binding interactions. Altogether, our results provide molecular insight into how Z alpha domains obtain unusual conformational specificity and induce the B-Z transition. [GRAPHICS] .
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