4BDP

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF BACILLUS DNA POLYMERASE I FRAGMENT COMPLEXED TO 11 BASE PAIRS OF DUPLEX DNA AFTER ADDITION OF TWO DATP RESIDUES

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.80 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.296 
  • R-Value Work: 0.248 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.248 

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Literature

Visualizing DNA replication in a catalytically active Bacillus DNA polymerase crystal.

Kiefer, J.R., Mao, C., Braman, J.C., Beese, L.S.

(1998) Nature 391: 304-307

  • DOI: 10.1038/34693
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3BDP, 4BDP, 2BDP

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • DNA polymerases copy DNA templates with remarkably high fidelity, checking for correct base-pair formation both at nucleotide insertion and at subsequent DNA extension steps. Despite extensive biochemical, genetic and structural studies, the mechanis ...

    DNA polymerases copy DNA templates with remarkably high fidelity, checking for correct base-pair formation both at nucleotide insertion and at subsequent DNA extension steps. Despite extensive biochemical, genetic and structural studies, the mechanism by which nucleotides are correctly incorporated is not known. Here we present high-resolution crystal structures of a thermostable bacterial (Bacillus stearothermophilus) DNA polymerase I large fragments with DNA primer templates bound productively at the polymerase active site. The active site retains catalytic activity, allowing direct observation of the products of several rounds of nucleotide incorporation. The polymerase also retains its ability to discriminate between correct and incorrectly paired nucleotides in the crystal. Comparison of the structures of successively translocated complexes allows the structural features for the sequence-independent molecular recognition of correctly formed base pairs to be deduced unambiguously. These include extensive interactions with the first four to five base pairs in the minor groove, location of the terminal base pair in a pocket of excellent steric complementarity favouring correct base-pair formation, and a conformational switch from B-form to underwound A-form DNA at the polymerase active site.

    Related Citations: 
    • Crystal Structure of a Thermostable Bacillus DNA Polymerase I Large Fragment at 2.1 A Resolution
      Kiefer, J.R., Mao, C., Hansen, C.J., Basehore, S.L., Hogrefe, H.H., Braman, J.C., Beese, L.S.
      (1997) Structure 5: 95
    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.



Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 3
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
PROTEIN (DNA POLYMERASE I)A580Geobacillus stearothermophilusMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: polA, pol
EC: 2.7.7.7
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Go to UniProtKB:  P52026
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  • Reference Sequence
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    • Entity ID: 1
    MoleculeChainsLengthOrganismImage
    DNA (5'-D(*GP*CP*AP*TP*CP*AP*TP*GP*CP*AP*A)-3')P11N/A
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      • Entity ID: 2
      MoleculeChainsLengthOrganismImage
      DNA (5'-D(*TP*AP*TP*TP*GP*CP*AP*TP*GP*AP*TP*GP*C)-3')T13N/A
      Experimental Data & Validation

      Experimental Data

      • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
      • Resolution: 1.80 Å
      • R-Value Free: 0.296 
      • R-Value Work: 0.248 
      • R-Value Observed: 0.248 
      • Space Group: P 21 21 21
      Unit Cell:
      Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
      a = 86.241α = 90
      b = 93.275β = 90
      c = 106.374γ = 90
      Software Package:
      Software NamePurpose
      X-PLORmodel building
      X-PLORrefinement
      DENZOdata reduction
      SCALEPACKdata scaling
      X-PLORphasing

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      Entry History 

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      Revision History 

      • Version 1.0: 1999-01-13
        Type: Initial release
      • Version 1.1: 2008-05-22
        Changes: Version format compliance
      • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
        Changes: Version format compliance