6ap4

From Proteopedia

Crystal structure of the DNA polymerase III subunit beta from Acinetobacter baumannii

Structural highlights

6ap4 is a 16 chain structure with sequence from Acinetobacter baumannii. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:	X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.95Å
Ligands:
Resources:	FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

V5V7W3_ACIBA Confers DNA tethering and processivity to DNA polymerases and other proteins. Acts as a clamp, forming a ring around DNA (a reaction catalyzed by the clamp-loading complex) which diffuses in an ATP-independent manner freely and bidirectionally along dsDNA. Initially characterized for its ability to contact the catalytic subunit of DNA polymerase III (Pol III), a complex, multichain enzyme responsible for most of the replicative synthesis in bacteria; Pol III exhibits 3'-5' exonuclease proofreading activity. The beta chain is required for initiation of replication as well as for processivity of DNA replication.[PIRNR:PIRNR000804]

Publication Abstract from PubMed

Bacterial sliding clamps bind to DNA and act as protein-protein interaction hubs for several proteins involved in DNA replication and repair. The partner proteins all bind to a common pocket on sliding clamps via conserved linear peptide sequence motifs, which suggest the pocket as an attractive target for development of new antibiotics. Herein we report the X-ray crystal structures and biochemical characterization of beta sliding clamps from the Gram-negative pathogens Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii and Enterobacter cloacae. The structures reveal close similarity between the pathogen and Escherichia coli clamps and similar patterns of binding to linear clamp-binding motif peptides. The results suggest that linear motif-sliding clamp interactions are well conserved and an antibiotic targeting the sliding clamp should have broad-spectrum activity against Gram-negative pathogens.

Crystal structures and biochemical characterization of DNA sliding clamps from three Gram-negative bacterial pathogens.,McGrath AE, Martyn AP, Whittell LR, Dawes FE, Beck JL, Dixon NE, Kelso MJ, Oakley AJ J Struct Biol. 2018 Oct 23. pii: S1047-8477(18)30281-8. doi:, 10.1016/j.jsb.2018.10.008. PMID:30366028^[1]

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

References

↑ McGrath AE, Martyn AP, Whittell LR, Dawes FE, Beck JL, Dixon NE, Kelso MJ, Oakley AJ. Crystal structures and biochemical characterization of DNA sliding clamps from three Gram-negative bacterial pathogens. J Struct Biol. 2018 Oct 23. pii: S1047-8477(18)30281-8. doi:, 10.1016/j.jsb.2018.10.008. PMID:30366028 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsb.2018.10.008