Structural highlights
Function
[SLX1_CANGA] Catalytic subunit of the SLX1-SLX4 structure-specific endonuclease that resolves DNA secondary structures generated during DNA repair and recombination. Has endonuclease activity towards branched DNA substrates, introducing single-strand cuts in duplex DNA close to junctions with ss-DNA.
Publication Abstract from PubMed
The SLX1-SLX4 endonuclease required for homologous recombination and DNA repair in eukaryotic cells cleaves a variety of branched DNA structures. The nuclease subunit SLX1 is activated by association with a scaffolding protein SLX4. At the present time, little is known about the structure of SLX1-SLX4 or its mechanism of action. Here, we report the structural insights into SLX1-SLX4 by detailing the crystal structure of Candida glabrata (Cg) Slx1 alone and in combination with the C-terminal region of Slx4. The structure of Slx1 reveals a compact arrangement of the GIY-YIG nuclease and RING domains, which is reinforced by a long alpha helix. Slx1 forms a stable homodimer that blocks its active site. Slx1-Slx4 interaction is mutually exclusive with Slx1 homodimerization, suggesting a mechanism for Slx1 activation by Slx4.
Structural and Mechanistic Analysis of the Slx1-Slx4 Endonuclease.,Gaur V, Wyatt HD, Komorowska W, Szczepanowski RH, de Sanctis D, Gorecka KM, West SC, Nowotny M Cell Rep. 2015 Mar 3. pii: S2211-1247(15)00165-5. doi:, 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.02.019. PMID:25753413[1]
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References
- ↑ Gaur V, Wyatt HD, Komorowska W, Szczepanowski RH, de Sanctis D, Gorecka KM, West SC, Nowotny M. Structural and Mechanistic Analysis of the Slx1-Slx4 Endonuclease. Cell Rep. 2015 Mar 3. pii: S2211-1247(15)00165-5. doi:, 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.02.019. PMID:25753413 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2015.02.019
