This old version of Proteopedia is provided for student assignments while the new version is undergoing repairs. Content and edits done in this old version of Proteopedia after March 1, 2026 will eventually be lost when it is retired in about June of 2026.
Apply for new accounts at the new Proteopedia. Your logins will work in both the old and new versions.
1rxw
From Proteopedia
| |||||||
| , resolution 2.0Å | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene: | FEN, AF0264 (Archaeoglobus fulgidus) | ||||||
| Coordinates: | save as pdb, mmCIF, xml | ||||||
Crystal structure of A. fulgidus FEN-1 bound to DNA
Overview
Flap EndoNuclease-1 (FEN-1) and the processivity factor proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) are central to DNA replication and repair. To clarify the molecular basis of FEN-1 specificity and PCNA activation, we report here structures of FEN-1:DNA and PCNA:FEN-1-peptide complexes, along with fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) and mutational results. FEN-1 binds the unpaired 3' DNA end (3' flap), opens and kinks the DNA, and promotes conformational closing of a flexible helical clamp to facilitate 5' cleavage specificity. Ordering of unstructured C-terminal regions in FEN-1 and PCNA creates an intermolecular beta sheet interface that directly links adjacent PCNA and DNA binding regions of FEN-1 and suggests how PCNA stimulates FEN-1 activity. The DNA and protein conformational changes, composite complex structures, FRET, and mutational results support enzyme-PCNA alignments and a kinked DNA pivot point that appear suitable to coordinate rotary handoffs of kinked DNA intermediates among enzymes localized by the three PCNA binding sites.
About this Structure
1RXW is a Single protein structure of sequence from Archaeoglobus fulgidus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Structural basis for FEN-1 substrate specificity and PCNA-mediated activation in DNA replication and repair., Chapados BR, Hosfield DJ, Han S, Qiu J, Yelent B, Shen B, Tainer JA, Cell. 2004 Jan 9;116(1):39-50. PMID:14718165
Page seeded by OCA on Thu Mar 20 13:57:42 2008
