Structural highlights
Function
[END8_ECOLI] Involved in base excision repair of DNA damaged by oxidation or by mutagenic agents. Acts as DNA glycosylase that recognizes and removes damaged bases. Has a preference for oxidized pyrimidines, such as thymine glycol, 5,6-dihydrouracil and 5,6-dihydrothymine. Acts on DNA bubble and 3'-fork structures, suggesting a role in replication-associated DNA repair. Has AP (apurinic/apyrimidinic) lyase activity and introduces nicks in the DNA strand. Cleaves the DNA backbone by beta-delta elimination to generate a single-strand break at the site of the removed base with both 3'- and 5'-phosphates.[1]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Endonuclease VIII (Nei) of Escherichia coli is a DNA repair enzyme that excises oxidized pyrimidines from DNA. Nei shares with formamidopyrimidine-DNA glycosylase (Fpg) sequence homology and a similar mechanism of action: the latter involves removal of the damaged base followed by two sequential beta-elimination steps. However, Nei differs significantly from Fpg in substrate specificity. We determined the structure of Nei covalently crosslinked to a 13mer oligodeoxynucleotide duplex at 1.25 A resolution. The crosslink is derived from a Schiff base intermediate that precedes beta-elimination and is stabilized by reduction with NaBH(4). Nei consists of two domains connected by a hinge region, creating a DNA binding cleft between domains. DNA in the complex is sharply kinked, the deoxyribitol moiety is bound covalently to Pro1 and everted from the duplex into the active site. Amino acids involved in substrate binding and catalysis are identified. Molecular modeling and analysis of amino acid conservation suggest a site for recognition of the damaged base. Based on structural features of the complex and site-directed mutagenesis studies, we propose a catalytic mechanism for Nei.
Structural analysis of an Escherichia coli endonuclease VIII covalent reaction intermediate.,Zharkov DO, Golan G, Gilboa R, Fernandes AS, Gerchman SE, Kycia JH, Rieger RA, Grollman AP, Shoham G EMBO J. 2002 Feb 15;21(4):789-800. PMID:11847126[2]
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References
- ↑ Guo Y, Bandaru V, Jaruga P, Zhao X, Burrows CJ, Iwai S, Dizdaroglu M, Bond JP, Wallace SS. The oxidative DNA glycosylases of Mycobacterium tuberculosis exhibit different substrate preferences from their Escherichia coli counterparts. DNA Repair (Amst). 2010 Feb 4;9(2):177-90. doi: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2009.11.008., Epub 2009 Dec 23. PMID:20031487 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dnarep.2009.11.008
- ↑ Zharkov DO, Golan G, Gilboa R, Fernandes AS, Gerchman SE, Kycia JH, Rieger RA, Grollman AP, Shoham G. Structural analysis of an Escherichia coli endonuclease VIII covalent reaction intermediate. EMBO J. 2002 Feb 15;21(4):789-800. PMID:11847126 doi:10.1093/emboj/21.4.789
