Transposase

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spinqualitylabelsall models Structure of Tn5 transposase complex with DNA and glycerol (PDB code 3ecp). Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image Function Transposases bind to the ends of a transposon and catalyze its movement to another part of the genome by a cut-and-paste mechanism[1]. Mu transposase (MuA) is essential for integration, replication-transposition and excision of bacteriophage Mu DNA into multiple sites of bacterial genome. Mu transposition occurs within the transposome which is a protein-DNA complex which includes 4 subunits of MuA[2]. Hermes transposase is a fly protein[3]. Dra2 transposase is a Deinococcus radiodurans protein Tn5 transposase active site contains the DDE motif which catalyzes the movement of the transposon[4]. Mos1 transposase mediates the movement of Mos1 transposon[5] Tc3 transposase mediates the movement of Tc3 transposon in C. elegans[6] Structural highlights Transposase contains a DDE motif in its active site[7] enabling it to coordinate the binding of divalent metal ions. The metal ions affect transposase reactivity.

3D structures of transposase

Updated on 21-September-2016

References

1. ↑ Ivics Z, Li MA, Mates L, Boeke JD, Nagy A, Bradley A, Izsvak Z. Transposon-mediated genome manipulation in vertebrates. Nat Methods. 2009 Jun;6(6):415-22. doi: 10.1038/nmeth.1332. PMID:19478801 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nmeth.1332
2. ↑ Rice P, Mizuuchi K. Structure of the bacteriophage Mu transposase core: a common structural motif for DNA transposition and retroviral integration. Cell. 1995 Jul 28;82(2):209-20. PMID:7628012
3. ↑ Park JM, Evertts AG, Levin HL. The Hermes transposon of Musca domestica and its use as a mutagen of Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Methods. 2009 Nov;49(3):243-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2009.05.004. Epub 2009 May, 18. PMID:19450689 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ymeth.2009.05.004
4. ↑ Reznikoff WS. Transposon Tn5. Annu Rev Genet. 2008;42:269-86. PMID:18680433 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev.genet.42.110807.091656
5. ↑ Wang W, Swevers L, Iatrou K. Mariner (Mos1) transposase and genomic integration of foreign gene sequences in Bombyx mori cells. Insect Mol Biol. 2000 Apr;9(2):145-55. PMID:10762422
6. ↑ Colloms SD, van Luenen HG, Plasterk RH. DNA binding activities of the Caenorhabditis elegans Tc3 transposase. Nucleic Acids Res. 1994 Dec 25;22(25):5548-54. PMID:7838706
7. ↑ Klenchin VA, Czyz A, Goryshin IY, Gradman R, Lovell S, Rayment I, Reznikoff WS. Phosphate coordination and movement of DNA in the Tn5 synaptic complex: role of the (R)YREK motif. Nucleic Acids Res. 2008 Oct;36(18):5855-62. Epub 2008 Sep 12. PMID:18790806 doi:10.1093/nar/gkn577