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JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
卷 334, 期 4, 页码 685-695出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2003.09.068
关键词
homing endonuclease; structure; protein-DNA interactions; asymmetry; metal binding
The I-SceI homing endonuclease enhances gene targeting by introducing double-strand breaks at specific chromosomal loci, thereby increasing the recombination frequency. Here, we report the crystal structure of the enzyme complexed to its DNA substrate and Ca2+ determined at 2.25 A resolution. The structure shows the prototypical beta-saddle of LAGLIDADG homing endonucleases that is contributed by two pseudo-symmetric domains. The high specificity of I-SceI is explained by the large number of protein-DNA contacts, many that are made by a long beta-hairpin loop that reaches into the major groove of the DNA. The DNA minor groove is compressed at the catalytic center, bringing the two scissile phosphodiester bonds into close proximity. The protein- Ca2+ -DNA structure shows the protein bound to its DNA substrate in a pre-reactive state that is defined by the presence of two asymmetric active sites, one of which appears poised to first cleave the DNA bottom strand. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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