Structural highlights
Function
[CDC13_YEAST] Single-stranded telomeric DNA-binding protein that regulates telomere replication. Has a role in both positive and negative regulation. Promotes [TG(1-3)] strand lengthening via interaction with EST1. Promotes [C(1-3)A] strand re-synthesis by DNA polymerase alpha via interaction with POL1. Negatively regulates telomere elongation of the G strand via binding with STN1 thereby inhibiting telomerase activity.[1] [2] [3]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
The essential Cdc13 protein in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a single-stranded telomeric DNA binding protein required for chromosome end protection and telomere replication. Here we report the solution structure of the Cdc13 DNA binding domain in complex with telomeric DNA. The structure reveals the use of a single OB (oligonucleotide/oligosaccharide binding) fold augmented by an unusually large loop for DNA recognition. This OB fold is structurally similar to OB folds found in the ciliated protozoan telomere end-binding protein, although no sequence similarity is apparent between them. The common usage of an OB fold for telomeric DNA interaction demonstrates conservation of end-protection mechanisms among eukaryotes.
Conserved structure for single-stranded telomeric DNA recognition.,Mitton-Fry RM, Anderson EM, Hughes TR, Lundblad V, Wuttke DS Science. 2002 Apr 5;296(5565):145-7. PMID:11935027[4]
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References
- ↑ Chandra A, Hughes TR, Nugent CI, Lundblad V. Cdc13 both positively and negatively regulates telomere replication. Genes Dev. 2001 Feb 15;15(4):404-14. PMID:11230149 doi:10.1101/gad.861001
- ↑ Meier B, Driller L, Jaklin S, Feldmann HM. New function of CDC13 in positive telomere length regulation. Mol Cell Biol. 2001 Jul;21(13):4233-45. PMID:11390652 doi:10.1128/MCB.21.13.4233-4245.2001
- ↑ Qi H, Zakian VA. The Saccharomyces telomere-binding protein Cdc13p interacts with both the catalytic subunit of DNA polymerase alpha and the telomerase-associated est1 protein. Genes Dev. 2000 Jul 15;14(14):1777-88. PMID:10898792
- ↑ Mitton-Fry RM, Anderson EM, Hughes TR, Lundblad V, Wuttke DS. Conserved structure for single-stranded telomeric DNA recognition. Science. 2002 Apr 5;296(5565):145-7. PMID:11935027 doi:10.1126/science.1068799
