Structural highlights
Function
[TN5P_ECOLX] Mediates transposition of transposon Tn5 by a 'cut and paste' mechanism. First, the monomeric transposase binds the 19 bp inverted DNA repeats flanking the transposon. Then, dimerization of the DNA-bound transposase creates a synaptic DNA complex. After nicking of the first DNA strand, excision of the transposon proceeds through a series of intermediates. The transposase then mediates the insertion of the transposon at a new site by strand transfer. The activity of the wild-type transposase is very low, and is further inhibited by dimerization with the transposase inhibitor (inh).[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Prokaryotic transposon 5 (Tn5) serves as a model system for studying the molecular mechanism of DNA transposition. Elucidation of the X-ray co-crystal structure of Tn5 transposase complexed with a DNA recognition end sequence provided the first three-dimensional picture of an intermediate in a transposition/retroviral integration pathway. The many Tn5 transposase-DNA co-crystal structures now available complement biochemical and genetic studies, allowing a comprehensive and detailed understanding of transposition mechanisms. Specifically, the structures reveal two different types of protein-DNA contacts: cis contacts, required for initial DNA recognition, and trans contacts, required for catalysis. Protein-protein contacts required for synapsis are also seen. Finally, the two divalent metals in the active site of the transposase support a 'two-metal-ion' mechanism for Tn5 transposition.
Structure/function insights into Tn5 transposition.,Steiniger-White M, Rayment I, Reznikoff WS Curr Opin Struct Biol. 2004 Feb;14(1):50-7. PMID:15102449[9]
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See Also
References
- ↑ Rothstein SJ, Reznikoff WS. The functional differences in the inverted repeats of Tn5 are caused by a single base pair nonhomology. Cell. 1981 Jan;23(1):191-9. PMID:6260374
- ↑ Johnson RC, Yin JC, Reznikoff WS. Control of Tn5 transposition in Escherichia coli is mediated by protein from the right repeat. Cell. 1982 Oct;30(3):873-82. PMID:6291786
- ↑ Lowe JB, Berg DE. A product of the TN5 transposase gene inhibits transposition. Genetics. 1983 Apr;103(4):605-15. PMID:6303899
- ↑ Wiegand TW, Reznikoff WS. Characterization of two hypertransposing Tn5 mutants. J Bacteriol. 1992 Feb;174(4):1229-39. PMID:1310499
- ↑ de la Cruz NB, Weinreich MD, Wiegand TW, Krebs MP, Reznikoff WS. Characterization of the Tn5 transposase and inhibitor proteins: a model for the inhibition of transposition. J Bacteriol. 1993 Nov;175(21):6932-8. PMID:8226636
- ↑ York D, Reznikoff WS. Purification and biochemical analyses of a monomeric form of Tn5 transposase. Nucleic Acids Res. 1996 Oct 1;24(19):3790-6. PMID:8871560
- ↑ Naumann TA, Reznikoff WS. Tn5 transposase active site mutants. J Biol Chem. 2002 May 17;277(20):17623-9. Epub 2002 Mar 4. PMID:11877443 doi:10.1074/jbc.M200742200
- ↑ Steiniger-White M, Bhasin A, Lovell S, Rayment I, Reznikoff WS. Evidence for "unseen" transposase--DNA contacts. J Mol Biol. 2002 Oct 4;322(5):971-82. PMID:12367522
- ↑ Steiniger-White M, Rayment I, Reznikoff WS. Structure/function insights into Tn5 transposition. Curr Opin Struct Biol. 2004 Feb;14(1):50-7. PMID:15102449 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbi.2004.01.008
