Structural highlights
Function
[DPOLL_HUMAN] Repair polymerase. Involved in base excision repair (BER) responsible for repair of lesions that give rise to abasic (AP) sites in DNA. Has both DNA polymerase and terminal transferase activities. Has a 5'-deoxyribose-5-phosphate lyase (dRP lyase) activity.[1] [2]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Human DNA polymerase lambda (Pol lambda) is a family X member with low frameshift fidelity that has been suggested to perform gap-filling DNA synthesis during base excision repair and during repair of broken ends with limited homology. Here, we present a 2.1 A crystal structure of the catalytic core of Pol lambda in complex with DNA containing a two nucleotide gap. Pol lambda makes limited contacts with the template strand at the polymerase active site, and superimposition with Pol beta in a ternary complex suggests a shift in the position of the DNA at the active site that is reminiscent of a deletion intermediate. Surprisingly, Pol lambda can adopt a closed conformation, even in the absence of dNTP binding. These observations have implications for the catalytic mechanism and putative DNA repair functions of Pol lambda.
A structural solution for the DNA polymerase lambda-dependent repair of DNA gaps with minimal homology.,Garcia-Diaz M, Bebenek K, Krahn JM, Blanco L, Kunkel TA, Pedersen LC Mol Cell. 2004 Feb 27;13(4):561-72. PMID:14992725[3]
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References
- ↑ Garcia-Diaz M, Bebenek K, Kunkel TA, Blanco L. Identification of an intrinsic 5'-deoxyribose-5-phosphate lyase activity in human DNA polymerase lambda: a possible role in base excision repair. J Biol Chem. 2001 Sep 14;276(37):34659-63. Epub 2001 Jul 16. PMID:11457865 doi:10.1074/jbc.M106336200
- ↑ Maga G, Ramadan K, Locatelli GA, Shevelev I, Spadari S, Hubscher U. DNA elongation by the human DNA polymerase lambda polymerase and terminal transferase activities are differentially coordinated by proliferating cell nuclear antigen and replication protein A. J Biol Chem. 2005 Jan 21;280(3):1971-81. Epub 2004 Nov 10. PMID:15537631 doi:10.1074/jbc.M411650200
- ↑ Garcia-Diaz M, Bebenek K, Krahn JM, Blanco L, Kunkel TA, Pedersen LC. A structural solution for the DNA polymerase lambda-dependent repair of DNA gaps with minimal homology. Mol Cell. 2004 Feb 27;13(4):561-72. PMID:14992725
