2ABK

REFINEMENT OF THE NATIVE STRUCTURE OF ENDONUCLEASE III TO A RESOLUTION OF 1.85 ANGSTROM

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.85 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.216 
  • R-Value Work: 0.185 

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Literature

Novel DNA binding motifs in the DNA repair enzyme endonuclease III crystal structure.

Thayer, M.M., Ahern, H., Xing, D., Cunningham, R.P., Tainer, J.A.

(1995) EMBO J. 14: 4108-4120


  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • The 1.85 A crystal structure of endonuclease III, combined with mutational analysis, suggests the structural basis for the DNA binding and catalytic activity of the enzyme. Helix-hairpin-helix (HhH) and [4Fe-4S] cluster loop (FCL) motifs, which we ha ...

    The 1.85 A crystal structure of endonuclease III, combined with mutational analysis, suggests the structural basis for the DNA binding and catalytic activity of the enzyme. Helix-hairpin-helix (HhH) and [4Fe-4S] cluster loop (FCL) motifs, which we have named for their secondary structure, bracket the cleft separating the two alpha-helical domains of the enzyme. These two novel DNA binding motifs and the solvent-filled pocket in the cleft between them all lie within a positively charged and sequence-conserved surface region. Lys120 and Asp138, both shown by mutagenesis to be catalytically important, lie at the mouth of this pocket, suggesting that this pocket is part of the active site. The positions of the HhH motif and protruding FCL motif, which contains the DNA binding residue Lys191, can accommodate B-form DNA, with a flipped-out base bound within the active site pocket. The identification of HhH and FCL sequence patterns in other DNA binding proteins suggests that these motifs may be a recurrent structural theme for DNA binding proteins.

    Related Citations: 
    • Atomic Structure of the DNA Repair [4Fe-4S] Enzyme Endonuclease III
      Kuo, C.-F.,Mcree, D.E.,Fisher, C.L.,Handley, S.,Cunningham, R.P.,Tainer, J.A.
      (1992) Science 258: 434
    • Crystallization and Crystallographic Characterization of the Iron-Sulfur Containing DNA-Repair Enzyme Endonuclease III from Escherichia Coli Enzyme Endonuclease III
      Kuo, C.-F.,Mcree, D.E.,Cunningham, R.P.,Tainer, J.A.
      (1992) J.Mol.Biol. 227: 347

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Scripps Research Institute, Department of Molecular Biology-MB4, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.




Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetails
ENDONUCLEASE III
A
211Escherichia coli (strain K12)Mutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: nth
EC: 4.2.99.18
Find proteins for P0AB83 (Escherichia coli (strain K12))
Go to UniProtKB:  P0AB83
Small Molecules
Ligands 1 Unique
IDChainsName / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
SF4
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A
IRON/SULFUR CLUSTER
Fe4 S4
LJBDFODJNLIPKO-VKOJMFJBAC
 Ligand Interaction
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.85 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.216 
  • R-Value Work: 0.185 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length (Å)Angle (°)
a = 48.500α = 90.00
b = 65.800β = 90.00
c = 86.800γ = 90.00
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
XENGENdata reduction
X-PLORrefinement
X-PLORmodel building
X-PLORphasing

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Entry History 

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Revision History 

  • Version 1.0: 1995-10-15
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-03-03
    Type: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Type: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2017-11-29
    Type: Derived calculations, Other