1x3e
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'''Crystal structure of the single-stranded DNA-binding protein from Mycobacterium smegmatis''' | '''Crystal structure of the single-stranded DNA-binding protein from Mycobacterium smegmatis''' | ||
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Revision as of 11:28, 3 May 2008
Crystal structure of the single-stranded DNA-binding protein from Mycobacterium smegmatis
Overview
The structure of Mycobacterium smegmatis single-stranded DNA-binding protein (SSB) has been determined using three data sets collected from related crystals. The structure is similar to that of its homologue from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, indicating that the clamp arrangement that stabilizes the dimer and the ellipsoidal shape of the tetramer are characteristic features of mycobacterial SSBs. The central OB fold is conserved in mycobacterial SSBs as well as those from Escherichia coli, Deinococcus radiodurans and human mitochondria. However, the quaternary structure exhibits considerable variability. The observed plasticity of the subunit is related to this variability. The crystal structures and modelling provide a rationale for the variability. The strand involved in the clamp mechanism, which leads to higher stability of the tetramer, appears to occur in all high-G+C Gram-positive bacteria. The higher stability is perhaps required by these organisms. The mode of DNA binding of mycobacterial SSBs is different from that of E. coli SSB partly on account of the difference in the shape of the tetramers. Another difference between the two modes is that the former contains additional ionic interactions and is more susceptible to salt concentration.
About this Structure
1X3E is a Single protein structure of sequence from Mycobacterium smegmatis. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Structure of Mycobacterium smegmatis single-stranded DNA-binding protein and a comparative study involving homologus SSBs: biological implications of structural plasticity and variability in quaternary association., Saikrishnan K, Manjunath GP, Singh P, Jeyakanthan J, Dauter Z, Sekar K, Muniyappa K, Vijayan M, Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2005 Aug;61(Pt 8):1140-8. Epub 2005, Jul 20. PMID:16041080 Page seeded by OCA on Sat May 3 14:28:42 2008
