2HOI

Crystal structure of the tetrameric pre-cleavage synaptic complex in the cre-loxp site-specific recombination


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.60 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.246 
  • R-Value Work: 0.184 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.223 

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Literature

Synapsis of loxP sites by Cre recombinase.

Ghosh, K.Guo, F.Van Duyne, G.D.

(2007) J Biol Chem 282: 24004-24016

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M703283200
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    2HOF, 2HOI

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Cre recombinase catalyzes site-specific recombination between 34-bp loxP sites in a variety of topological and cellular contexts. An obligatory step in the recombination reaction is the association, or synapsis, of Cre-bound loxP sites to form a tetrameric protein assembly that is competent for strand exchange. Using analytical ultracentrifugation and electrophoresis approaches, we have studied the energetics of Cre-mediated synapsis of loxP sites. We found that synapsis occurs with a high affinity (Kd = 10 nM) and is pH-dependent but does not require divalent cations. Surprisingly, the catalytically inactive Cre K201A mutant is fully competent for synapsis of loxP sites, yet the inactive Y324F and R173K mutants are defective for synapsis. These findings have allowed us to determine the first crystal structures of a pre-cleavage Cre-loxP synaptic complex in a configuration representing the starting point in the recombination pathway. When combined with a quantitative analysis of synapsis using loxP mutants, the structures explain how the central 8 bp of the loxP site are able to dictate the order of strand exchange in the Cre system.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biochemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.


Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 3
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Recombinase CreE [auth A],
F [auth B],
G,
H
343Punavirus P1Mutation(s): 1 
UniProt
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UniProt GroupP06956
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains LengthOrganismImage
LoxP DNAA [auth C],
C [auth E]
35N/A
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains LengthOrganismImage
LoxP DNAB [auth D],
D [auth F]
35N/A
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.60 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.246 
  • R-Value Work: 0.184 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.223 
  • Space Group: P 32 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 136.784α = 90
b = 136.784β = 90
c = 218.275γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
DENZOdata reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling
REFMACrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
AMoREphasing

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2007-06-26
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2007-10-23
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2017-10-18
    Changes: Refinement description
  • Version 1.4: 2021-10-20
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.5: 2023-08-30
    Changes: Data collection, Refinement description