Download MendeleyCatalytic domain structure and hypothesis for function of GIY-YIG intron endonuclease I-TevI.
Van Roey, P., Meehan, L., Kowalski, J.C., Belfort, M., Derbyshire, V.(2002) Nat Struct Biol 9: 806-811
- PubMed: 12379841
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nsb853
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
1LN0, 1MK0 - PubMed Abstract:
I-TevI, a member of the GIY-YIG family of homing endonucleases, consists of an N-terminal catalytic domain and a C-terminal DNA-binding domain joined by a flexible linker. The GIY-YIG motif is in the N-terminal domain of I-TevI, which corresponds to a phylogenetically widespread catalytic cartridge that is often associated with mobile genetic elements. The crystal structure of the catalytic domain of I-TevI, the first of any GIY-YIG endonuclease, reveals a novel alpha/beta-fold with a central three-stranded antiparallel beta-sheet flanked by three helices. The most conserved and putative catalytic residues are located on a shallow, concave surface and include a metal coordination site. Similarities in the three-dimensional arrangement of the catalytically important residues and the cation-binding site with those of the His-Cys box endonuclease I-PpoI suggest the possibility of mechanistic relationships among these different families of homing endonucleases despite completely different folds.
Organizational Affiliation:
Wadsworth Center, New York State Department Health, Albany, New York 12201-0509, USA. vanroey@wadsworth.org
