6GO7

TdT chimera (Loop1 of pol mu) - full DNA synapsis complex


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.55 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.222 
  • R-Value Work: 0.191 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.192 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Structural evidence for an intransbase selection mechanism involving Loop1 in polymerase mu at an NHEJ double-strand break junction.

Loc'h, J.Gerodimos, C.A.Rosario, S.Tekpinar, M.Lieber, M.R.Delarue, M.

(2019) J Biol Chem 294: 10579-10595

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.RA119.008739
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    6GO3, 6GO4, 6GO5, 6GO6, 6GO7

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Eukaryotic DNA polymerase (Pol) X family members such as Pol μ and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) are important components for the nonhomologous DNA end-joining (NHEJ) pathway. TdT participates in a specialized version of NHEJ, V(D)J recombination. It has primarily nontemplated polymerase activity but can take instructions across strands from the downstream dsDNA, and both activities are highly dependent on a structural element called Loop1. However, it is unclear whether Pol μ follows the same mechanism, because the structure of its Loop1 is disordered in available structures. Here, we used a chimeric TdT harboring Loop1 of Pol μ that recapitulated the functional properties of Pol μ in ligation experiments. We solved three crystal structures of this TdT chimera bound to several DNA substrates at 1.96-2.55 Å resolutions, including a full DNA double-strand break (DSB) synapsis. We then modeled the full Pol μ sequence in the context of one these complexes. The atomic structure of an NHEJ junction with a Pol X construct that mimics Pol μ in a reconstituted system explained the distinctive properties of Pol μ compared with TdT. The structure suggested a mechanism of base selection relying on Loop1 and taking instructions via the in trans templating base independently of the primer strand. We conclude that our atomic-level structural observations represent a paradigm shift for the mechanism of base selection in the Pol X family of DNA polymerases.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    From the Unité de Dynamique Structurale des Macromolécules, Institut Pasteur, UMR 3528 du CNRS, 25 Rue du Dr. Roux, 75015 Paris, France and.


Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
DNA nucleotidylexotransferase,DNA-directed DNA/RNA polymerase mu,DNA nucleotidylexotransferase401Mus musculusMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: DnttTdtPolmpolmu
EC: 2.7.7.31 (PDB Primary Data), 2.7.7.7 (PDB Primary Data)
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for P09838 (Mus musculus)
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Go to UniProtKB:  P09838
IMPC:  MGI:98659
Find proteins for Q9JIW4 (Mus musculus)
Explore Q9JIW4 
Go to UniProtKB:  Q9JIW4
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UniProt GroupsP09838Q9JIW4
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains LengthOrganismImage
DNA (5'-D(*AP*AP*AP*AP*AP*C)-3')B [auth F],
E [auth G]
6synthetic construct
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Entity ID: 3
MoleculeChains LengthOrganismImage
DNA (5'-D(*TP*TP*TP*TP*TP*GP*C)-3')C [auth E],
D [auth H],
F [auth I],
G [auth J]
7synthetic construct
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.55 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.222 
  • R-Value Work: 0.191 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.192 
  • Space Group: P 1 21 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 47α = 90
b = 90.31β = 106.79
c = 65.9γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
BUSTERrefinement
XDSdata reduction
SCALAdata scaling
PHASERphasing

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
FranceFondation ARC pour la recherche sur le cancer

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2019-06-05
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2019-12-25
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2024-01-17
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description