Structural highlights
Function
RIR1_ECOLI Provides the precursors necessary for DNA synthesis. Catalyzes the biosynthesis of deoxyribonucleotides from the corresponding ribonucleotides. R1 contains the binding sites for both substrates and allosteric effectors and carries out the actual reduction of the ribonucleotide. It also provides redox-active cysteines.
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Ribonucleotide reductases (RNRs) provide the precursors for DNA biosynthesis and repair and are successful targets for anticancer drugs such as clofarabine and gemcitabine. Recently, we reported that dATP inhibits E. coli class Ia RNR by driving formation of RNR subunits into alpha4beta4 rings. Here, we present the first X-ray structure of a gemcitabine-inhibited E. coli RNR and show that the previously described alpha4beta4 rings can interlock to form an unprecedented (alpha4beta4)2 megacomplex. This complex is also seen in a higher-resolution dATP-inhibited RNR structure presented here, which employs a distinct crystal lattice from that observed in the gemcitabine-inhibited case. With few reported examples of protein catenanes, we use data from small-angle X-ray scattering and electron microscopy to both understand the solution conditions that contribute to concatenation in RNRs as well as present a mechanism for the formation of these unusual structures.
Tangled up in knots: structures of inactivated forms of E. coli class Ia ribonucleotide reductase.,Zimanyi CM, Ando N, Brignole EJ, Asturias FJ, Stubbe J, Drennan CL Structure. 2012 Aug 8;20(8):1374-83. Epub 2012 Jun 21. PMID:22727814[1]
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References
- ↑ Zimanyi CM, Ando N, Brignole EJ, Asturias FJ, Stubbe J, Drennan CL. Tangled up in knots: structures of inactivated forms of E. coli class Ia ribonucleotide reductase. Structure. 2012 Aug 8;20(8):1374-83. Epub 2012 Jun 21. PMID:22727814 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.str.2012.05.009
