3N1H

Crystal Structure of StWhy2


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.20 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.251 
  • R-Value Work: 0.203 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.206 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Crystal Structures of DNA-Whirly Complexes and Their Role in Arabidopsis Organelle Genome Repair.

Cappadocia, L.Marechal, A.Parent, J.S.Lepage, E.Sygusch, J.Brisson, N.

(2010) Plant Cell 22: 1849-1867

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.109.071399
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3N1H, 3N1I, 3N1J, 3N1K, 3N1L

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    DNA double-strand breaks are highly detrimental to all organisms and need to be quickly and accurately repaired. Although several proteins are known to maintain plastid and mitochondrial genome stability in plants, little is known about the mechanisms of DNA repair in these organelles and the roles of specific proteins. Here, using ciprofloxacin as a DNA damaging agent specific to the organelles, we show that plastids and mitochondria can repair DNA double-strand breaks through an error-prone pathway similar to the microhomology-mediated break-induced replication observed in humans, yeast, and bacteria. This pathway is negatively regulated by the single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) binding proteins from the Whirly family, thus indicating that these proteins could contribute to the accurate repair of plant organelle genomes. To understand the role of Whirly proteins in this process, we solved the crystal structures of several Whirly-DNA complexes. These reveal a nonsequence-specific ssDNA binding mechanism in which DNA is stabilized between domains of adjacent subunits and rendered unavailable for duplex formation and/or protein interactions. Our results suggest a model in which the binding of Whirly proteins to ssDNA would favor accurate repair of DNA double-strand breaks over an error-prone microhomology-mediated break-induced replication repair pathway.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biochemistry, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada H3C 3J7.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
StWhy2178Solanum tuberosumMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: StWhy2
UniProt
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UniProt GroupD9J034
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.20 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.251 
  • R-Value Work: 0.203 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.206 
  • Space Group: F 4 3 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 164.576α = 90
b = 164.576β = 90
c = 164.576γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PHENIXrefinement
PHENIXmodel building
CNSrefinement
CBASSdata collection
HKL-2000data reduction
HKL-2000data scaling
PHENIXphasing
CNSphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2010-08-11
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-11-16
    Changes: Atomic model
  • Version 1.3: 2019-07-17
    Changes: Data collection, Refinement description
  • Version 1.4: 2023-09-06
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description