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==DdrB==
==DdrB==
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<StructureSection load='4exw' size='450' side='right' caption='4hqb' scene='57/578563/4exw_starting_molecule/2'>
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<StructureSection load='4exw' size='450' side='right' caption='[[4HQB]]' scene='57/578563/4exw_starting_molecule/2'>
'''A Brief Description:'''
'''A Brief Description:'''
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==General Description==
==General Description==
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DdrB is a 20kDa protein that is found in the bacterial genus Deinococcus. While it is not limited to Deinococcus radiodurans, its functional relevance has been clearly noted in this species. Deinococcus radiodurans is known for being a resilient bacteria that can withstand 15,000 Gy of γ radiation. This effectively shatters the genome into hundreds of 20-30kB fragments. <ref>PMID: 17006450</ref> However, this bacteria is able to accurately repair its genome in a matter of hours and survive. This is an especially remarkable feat considering that the lethal dose of γ radiation in humans is 2-10 Gy. As a result, this finding has lead researchers to ask why Deinococcus radiodurans is able to survive such high levels of radiation? This ability is not due to any notable alterations in the bacteria’s DNA. In other words, the radiation still induces many double stranded breaks (which are a prime contributor to lethality in other organisms <ref>PMID: 19153654</ref>). Instead, the resistance to radiation-induced death has been attributed to two components 1.) reactive oxygen species scavengers <ref>PMID: 17006450</ref><ref>PMID: 15459345</ref> and 2.) a unique repair pathway <ref>PMID: 17006450</ref><ref>PMID: 19303848</ref><ref>PMID: 15454524</ref>.
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DdrB is a 20kDa protein that is found in the bacterial genus Deinococcus. While it is not limited to Deinococcus radiodurans, its functional relevance has been clearly noted in this species. Deinococcus radiodurans is known for being a resilient bacteria that can withstand 15,000 Gy of γ radiation. This effectively shatters the genome into hundreds of 20-30kB fragments. <ref>PMID: 17006450</ref> However, this bacteria is able to accurately repair its genome in a matter of hours and survive. This is an especially remarkable feat considering that the lethal dose of γ radiation in humans is 2-10 Gy. As a result, this finding has lead researchers to ask why Deinococcus radiodurans is able to survive such high levels of radiation? Radiation still induces many double stranded breaks (which are a prime contributor to lethality in other organisms <ref>PMID: 19153654</ref>), so this ability has been attributed to several factors. One of these factors may include the genomic copy number as Deinococcus radiodurans contain 4-10 copies of their genome at any time.<ref>PMID:16261171</ref> However, the resistance to radiation-induced death has been primarily attributed to two components 1.) manganese dependent reactive oxygen species scavengers <ref>PMID: 17006450</ref><ref>PMID: 15459345</ref> and 2.) a unique repair pathway <ref>PMID: 17006450</ref><ref>PMID: 19303848</ref><ref>PMID: 15454524</ref>.
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The repair pathway in Deinococcus radiodurans is thought to be a two step process. In the first part of repair, 5’ exonucleases generate long 3’ ssDNA extensions in the DNA fragments.<ref>PMID: 19303848</ref> The second part of the repair process involves the extensions being put together through RecA mediated homologous recombination or through single-strand annealing.<ref>PMID: 19303848</ref> These processes are also accompanied by an induction in the expression of a variety of proteins.<ref>PMID: 5438290</ref> DdrB is one of the proteins that becomes highly upregulated following extensive DNA damage. This has been confirmed through evaluation of mRNA transcripts<ref>PMID: 12651953</ref> and mass spectrometry proteomic analysis <ref>PMID: 21989019</ref>. These studies revealed that DdrB is one of the top five upregulated genes following radiation exposure. To be specific, DdrB expression increases by over 40 fold following exposure to 3,000 Gy of γ radiation.<ref>PMID: 15454524</ref> This is in sharp contrast to single stranded DNA binding proteins, which only have a minor increase in expression. As a result, DdrB is thought to act as stress inducible equivalent of a single stranded DNA binding protein protecting and stabilizing any ssDNA that is present in the repair process.<ref>PMID: 15454524</ref> <ref>PMID: 19515845</ref> To further support the idea that DdrB has an essential role in the repair process of Deinococcus radiodurans, bacteria with no expression of DdrB experienced a 100 fold decrease in viability compared to the wild-type following exposure to 10,000 Gy of γ radiation. <ref>PMID: 15454524</ref>
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The repair pathway in Deinococcus radiodurans is thought to be a two step process. In the first part of repair, 5’ exonucleases generate long 3’ ssDNA extensions in the DNA fragments.<ref>PMID: 19303848</ref> The second part of the repair process involves the extensions being put together through RecA mediated homologous recombination or through single-strand annealing.<ref>PMID: 19303848</ref> These processes are also accompanied by an induction in the expression of a variety of proteins.<ref>PMID: 5438290</ref> DdrB is one of the proteins that becomes highly upregulated following extensive DNA damage. This has been confirmed through evaluation of mRNA transcripts<ref>PMID: 12651953</ref> and mass spectrometry proteomic analysis <ref>PMID: 21989019</ref>. These studies revealed that DdrB is one of the top five upregulated genes following radiation exposure. To be specific, DdrB expression increases by over 40 fold following exposure to 3,000 Gy of γ radiation.<ref>PMID: 15454524</ref> This is in sharp contrast to single stranded DNA binding proteins, which only have a minor increase in expression. For this and many other reasons, DdrB is thought to act as stress inducible equivalent of a single stranded DNA binding protein protecting and stabilizing any ssDNA that is present in the repair process.<ref>PMID: 15454524</ref> <ref>PMID: 19515845</ref> To further support the idea that DdrB has an essential role in the repair process of Deinococcus radiodurans, bacteria with no expression of DdrB experienced a 100 fold decrease in viability compared to the wild-type following exposure to 10,000 Gy of γ radiation. <ref>PMID: 15454524</ref>
Subsequent studies have revealed that this protein is unique to the Deinococcus genus and varies in primary sequence length and composition depending upon the species. However, the protein structure and function remains similar. Electromobility shift assays have been used to further define DdrB function in terms of binding to nucleic acid.<ref>PMID: 20129942</ref> These experiments have shown that DdrB preferentially binds to ssDNA with low uM affinity. <ref>PMID: 20129942</ref> These studies also showed that DdrB has slight affinity for RNA and does not bind to double-stranded DNA. Even more recently, studies have shown that the function of DdrB is not limited to ssDNA binding. It has also been shown to promote the annealing of complementary oligonucleotides <ref>PMID: 20451472</ref> and surprisingly has been shown to suppress RecJ exonuclease activity <ref>PMID: 22301370</ref>, further implicating DdrB in the repair of fragmented genomic DNA.
Subsequent studies have revealed that this protein is unique to the Deinococcus genus and varies in primary sequence length and composition depending upon the species. However, the protein structure and function remains similar. Electromobility shift assays have been used to further define DdrB function in terms of binding to nucleic acid.<ref>PMID: 20129942</ref> These experiments have shown that DdrB preferentially binds to ssDNA with low uM affinity. <ref>PMID: 20129942</ref> These studies also showed that DdrB has slight affinity for RNA and does not bind to double-stranded DNA. Even more recently, studies have shown that the function of DdrB is not limited to ssDNA binding. It has also been shown to promote the annealing of complementary oligonucleotides <ref>PMID: 20451472</ref> and surprisingly has been shown to suppress RecJ exonuclease activity <ref>PMID: 22301370</ref>, further implicating DdrB in the repair of fragmented genomic DNA.
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'''The DdrB Core'''
'''The DdrB Core'''
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[[Image:OB fold.jpg|300px|left|thumb|This figure highlights the differences between the classic OB fold found in single-stranded binding proteins and the novel structural features of DdrB. The OB fold is observed in the protein verotoxin-1, PDB code [[2XSC]] . DdrB is modeled from the PDB structure [[4HQB]]. This figure was generated using Pymol.]]This is followed by <scene name='57/578563/4exw_monomer_6b/1'>6 beta strands</scene>, which contain a solvent exposed face and another face that against the N-terminal motif. The beta sheets are anti-parallel and do not form an OB fold as determined by multiple servers iCOPS, DALI, 3D-BLAST, and MATRAS.<ref>PMID: 20129942</ref> At the time of this finding (2010), the lack of an OB fold was surprising, since all ssDNA binding proteins were thought to bind to DNA through an OB fold. The OB fold is two three-stranded anti-parallel β sheets that form a five stranded β barrel. The OB folds adopt greek key motifs. The differences between the DdrB beta strands and those in the OB fold include the topology of the β strands. DdrB strands form an up and down topology and not a Greek key. Furthermore, monomeric DdrB β strands do not form a beta barrel. Additionally, DdrB has different connectivity, no conserved glycine, and no β bulge.<ref>PMID: 20129942</ref>
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[[Image:OB fold.jpg|300px|left|thumb|This figure highlights the differences between the classic OB fold found in single-stranded binding proteins and the novel structural features of DdrB. The OB fold is observed in the protein verotoxin-1, PDB code [[2XSC]] . DdrB is modeled from the PDB structure [[4HQB]]. This figure was generated using Pymol.]]This is followed by <scene name='57/578563/4exw_monomer_6b/1'>6 beta strands</scene>, which contain a solvent exposed face and another face that against the N-terminal motif. The beta sheets are anti-parallel and do not form an OB fold as determined by multiple servers iCOPS, DALI, 3D-BLAST, and MATRAS.<ref>PMID: 20129942</ref> At the time of this finding (2010), the lack of an OB fold was surprising, since all ssDNA binding proteins were thought to bind to DNA through an OB fold. The OB fold is two three-stranded anti-parallel β sheets that form a five stranded β barrel. The differences between the DdrB beta strands and those in the OB fold include the topology of the β strands. DdrB B strands form an up and down topology and are not as angled as the strands in the OB fold. Furthermore, monomeric DdrB β strands do not form a beta barrel. Additionally, DdrB has different connectivity, no conserved glycine, and no β bulge.<ref>PMID: 20129942</ref>

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