Solution structure and DNA-binding properties of the C-terminal domain of UvrC from E.coli

AUTOR(ES)

Singh, S.

FONTE

Oxford University Press

RESUMO

The C-terminal domain of the UvrC protein (UvrC CTD) is essential for 5′ incision in the prokaryotic nucleotide excision repair process. We have determined the three-dimensional structure of the UvrC CTD using heteronuclear NMR techniques. The structure shows two helix–hairpin–helix (HhH) motifs connected by a small connector helix. The UvrC CTD is shown to mediate structure-specific DNA binding. The domain binds to a single-stranded–double-stranded junction DNA, with a strong specificity towards looped duplex DNA that contains at least six unpaired bases per loop (‘bubble DNA’). Using chemical shift perturbation experiments, the DNA-binding surface is mapped to the first hairpin region encompassing the conserved glycine–valine–glycine residues followed by lysine–arginine–arginine, a positively charged surface patch and the second hairpin region consisting of glycine–isoleucine–serine. A model for the protein– DNA complex is proposed that accounts for this specificity.

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