Structural highlights
5ytf is a 3 chain structure with sequence from Thermus aquaticus and Synthetic construct. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
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Method: | X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.98Å |
Ligands: | , , , , |
Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT |
Function
DPO1_THEAQ
Publication Abstract from PubMed
The emergence of unnatural DNA bases provides opportunities to demystify the mechanisms by which DNA polymerases faithfully decode chemical information on the template. It was previously shown that two unnatural cytosine bases (termed "M-fC" and "I-fC"), which are chemical labeling adducts of the epigenetic base 5-formylcytosine, can induce C-to-T transition during DNA amplification. However, how DNA polymerases recognize such unnatural cytosine bases remains enigmatic. Herein, crystal structures of unnatural cytosine bases pairing to dA/dG in the KlenTaq polymerase-host-guest complex system and pairing to dATP in the KlenTaq polymerase active site were determined. Both M-fC and I-fC base pair with dA/dATP, but not with dG, in a Watson-Crick geometry. This study reveals that the formation of the Watson-Crick geometry, which may be enabled by the A-rule, is important for the recognition of unnatural cytosines.
Unnatural Cytosine Bases Recognized as Thymines by DNA Polymerases by the Formation of the Watson-Crick Geometry.,Zeng H, Mondal M, Song R, Zhang J, Xia B, Liu M, Zhu C, He B, Gao YQ, Yi C Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2019 Jan 2;58(1):130-133. doi: 10.1002/anie.201807845., Epub 2018 Dec 5. PMID:30407705[1]
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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References
- ↑ Zeng H, Mondal M, Song R, Zhang J, Xia B, Liu M, Zhu C, He B, Gao YQ, Yi C. Unnatural Cytosine Bases Recognized as Thymines by DNA Polymerases by the Formation of the Watson-Crick Geometry. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2019 Jan 2;58(1):130-133. doi: 10.1002/anie.201807845., Epub 2018 Dec 5. PMID:30407705 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201807845