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1sa3
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An asymmetric complex of restriction endonuclease MspI on its palindromic DNA recognition site
Overview
Most well-known restriction endonucleases recognize palindromic DNA, sequences and are classified as Type IIP. Due to the recognition and, cleavage symmetry, Type IIP enzymes are usually found to act as homodimers, in forming 2-fold symmetric enzyme-DNA complexes. Here we report an, asymmetric complex of the Type IIP restriction enzyme MspI in complex with, its cognate recognition sequence. Unlike any other Type IIP enzyme, reported to date, an MspI monomer and not a dimer binds to a palindromic, DNA sequence. The enzyme makes specific contacts with all 4 base pairs in, the recognition sequence, by six direct and five water-mediated hydrogen, bonds and numerous van der Waal contacts. This MspI-DNA structure, represents the first example of asymmetric recognition of a palindromic, DNA sequence by two different structural motifs in one polypeptide. A few, possible pathways are discussed for MspI to cut both strands of DNA, either as a monomer or dimer.
About this Structure
1SA3 is a Single protein structure of sequence from Moraxella sp. with NA as ligand. Active as Type II site-specific deoxyribonuclease, with EC number 3.1.21.4 Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
An asymmetric complex of restriction endonuclease MspI on its palindromic DNA recognition site., Xu QS, Kucera RB, Roberts RJ, Guo HC, Structure. 2004 Sep;12(9):1741-7. PMID:15341737
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