Structural highlights
1xjj is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Thermotoga maritima. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
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| Ligands: | , |
| Related: | 1xje, 1xjf, 1xjg, 1xjk, 1xjm, 1xjn |
| Gene: | nrdj (Thermotoga maritima) |
| Activity: | Ribonucleoside-diphosphate reductase, with EC number 1.17.4.1 |
| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum |
Function
[O33839_THEMA] Provides the precursors necessary for DNA synthesis. Catalyzes the biosynthesis of deoxyribonucleotides from the corresponding ribonucleotides (By similarity).[RuleBase:RU003410]
Evolutionary Conservation
Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Ribonucleotide reductases (RNRs) catalyze the reduction of ribonucleotides into deoxyribonucleotides, which constitute the precursor pools used for DNA synthesis and repair. Imbalances in these pools increase mutational rates and are detrimental to the cell. Balanced precursor pools are maintained primarily through the regulation of the RNR substrate specificity. Here, the molecular mechanism of the allosteric substrate specificity regulation is revealed through the structures of a dimeric coenzyme B12-dependent RNR from Thermotoga maritima, both in complexes with four effector-substrate nucleotide pairs and in three complexes with only effector. The mechanism is based on the flexibility of loop 2, a key structural element, which forms a bridge between the specificity effector and substrate nucleotides. Substrate specificity is achieved as different effectors and their cognate substrates stabilize specific discrete loop 2 conformations. The mechanism of substrate specificity regulation is probably general for most class I and class II RNRs.
Structural mechanism of allosteric substrate specificity regulation in a ribonucleotide reductase.,Larsson KM, Jordan A, Eliasson R, Reichard P, Logan DT, Nordlund P Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2004 Nov;11(11):1142-9. Epub 2004 Oct 10. PMID:15475969[1]
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See Also
References
- ↑ Larsson KM, Jordan A, Eliasson R, Reichard P, Logan DT, Nordlund P. Structural mechanism of allosteric substrate specificity regulation in a ribonucleotide reductase. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2004 Nov;11(11):1142-9. Epub 2004 Oct 10. PMID:15475969 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nsmb838
