Structural highlights
Function
[VINT_BPP2] Integrase is necessary for integration of the phage into the host genome by site-specific recombination.
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Bacteriophage P2 is a temperate phage capable of integrating its DNA into the host genome by site-specific recombination upon lysogenization. Integration and excision of the phage genome requires P2 integrase, which performs recognition, cleavage and joining of DNA during these processes. This work presents the high-resolution crystal structure of the catalytic domain of P2 integrase, and analysis of the structure-function relationship of several previously identified non-functional P2 integrase mutants. The DNA binding area is characterized by a large positively charged patch, harboring key residues. The structure reveals potential for large dimer flexibility, likely essential for rearrangement of DNA strands upon integration and excision of the phage DNA.
Crystal structure of the bacteriophage P2 integrase catalytic domain.,Skaar K, Claesson M, Odegrip R, Hogbom M, Haggard-Ljungquist E, Stenmark P FEBS Lett. 2015 Oct 8. pii: S0014-5793(15)00875-3. doi:, 10.1016/j.febslet.2015.09.026. PMID:26453836[1]
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References
- ↑ Skaar K, Claesson M, Odegrip R, Hogbom M, Haggard-Ljungquist E, Stenmark P. Crystal structure of the bacteriophage P2 integrase catalytic domain. FEBS Lett. 2015 Oct 8. pii: S0014-5793(15)00875-3. doi:, 10.1016/j.febslet.2015.09.026. PMID:26453836 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.febslet.2015.09.026
