1ly1
From Proteopedia
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| Gene: | PSET (Enterobacteria phage T4) | ||||||
| Activity: | Polynucleotide 5'-hydroxy-kinase, with EC number 2.7.1.78 | ||||||
| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, PDBsum, RCSB | ||||||
| Coordinates: | save as pdb, mmCIF, xml | ||||||
Structure and Mechanism of T4 Polynucleotide Kinase
Overview
T4 polynucleotide kinase (Pnk), in addition to being an invaluable research tool, exemplifies a family of bifunctional enzymes with 5'-kinase and 3'-phosphatase activities that play key roles in RNA and DNA repair. T4 Pnk is a homotetramer composed of a C-terminal phosphatase domain and an N-terminal kinase domain. The 2.0 A crystal structure of the isolated kinase domain highlights a tunnel-like active site through the heart of the enzyme, with an entrance on the 5' OH acceptor side that can accommodate a single-stranded polynucleotide. The active site is composed of essential side chains that coordinate the beta phosphate of the NTP donor and the 3' phosphate of the 5' OH acceptor, plus a putative general acid that activates the 5' OH. The structure rationalizes the different specificities of T4 and eukaryotic Pnk and suggests a model for the assembly of the tetramer.
About this Structure
1LY1 is a Single protein structure of sequence from Enterobacteria phage t4. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Structure and mechanism of T4 polynucleotide kinase: an RNA repair enzyme., Wang LK, Lima CD, Shuman S, EMBO J. 2002 Jul 15;21(14):3873-80. PMID:12110598
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