Structural highlights
Function
[P84131_GEOSE] Involved in base excision repair of DNA damaged by oxidation or by mutagenic agents. Acts as DNA glycosylase that recognizes and removes damaged bases. Has a preference for oxidized purines, such as 7,8-dihydro-8-oxoguanine (8-oxoG). Has AP (apurinic/apyrimidinic) lyase activity and introduces nicks in the DNA strand. Cleaves the DNA backbone by beta-delta elimination to generate a single-strand break at the site of the removed base with both 3'- and 5'-phosphates (By similarity).[HAMAP-Rule:MF_00103][SAAS:SAAS020629_004_120556]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
DNA glycosylases must interrogate millions of base pairs of undamaged DNA in order to locate and then excise one damaged nucleobase. The nature of this search process remains poorly understood. Here we report the use of disulfide cross-linking (DXL) technology to obtain structures of a bacterial DNA glycosylase, MutM, interrogating undamaged DNA. These structures, solved to 2.0 angstrom resolution, reveal the nature of the search process: The protein inserts a probe residue into the helical stack and severely buckles the target base pair, which remains intrahelical. MutM therefore actively interrogates the intact DNA helix while searching for damage.
Structure of a DNA glycosylase searching for lesions.,Banerjee A, Santos WL, Verdine GL Science. 2006 Feb 24;311(5764):1153-7. PMID:16497933[1]
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References
- ↑ Banerjee A, Santos WL, Verdine GL. Structure of a DNA glycosylase searching for lesions. Science. 2006 Feb 24;311(5764):1153-7. PMID:16497933 doi:http://dx.doi.org/311/5764/1153
