4FZZ

Exonuclease X in complex with 5' overhanging duplex DNA


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.80 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.260 
  • R-Value Work: 0.223 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.225 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Recognition and processing of double-stranded DNA by ExoX, a distributive 3'-5' exonuclease

Wang, T.Sun, H.L.Cheng, F.Zhang, X.E.Bi, L.Jiang, T.

(2013) Nucleic Acids Res 41: 7556-7565

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkt495
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    4FZX, 4FZY, 4FZZ

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Members of the DnaQ superfamily are major 3'-5' exonucleases that degrade either only single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) or both ssDNA and double-stranded DNA (dsDNA). However, the mechanism by which dsDNA is recognized and digested remains unclear. Exonuclease X (ExoX) is a distributive DnaQ exonuclease that cleaves both ssDNA and dsDNA substrates. Here, we report the crystal structures of Escherichia coli ExoX in complex with three different dsDNA substrates: 3' overhanging dsDNA, blunt-ended dsDNA and 3' recessed mismatch-containing dsDNA. In these structures, ExoX binds to dsDNA via both a conserved substrate strand-interacting site and a previously uncharacterized complementary strand-interacting motif. When ExoX complexes with blunt-ended dsDNA or 5' overhanging dsDNA, a 'wedge' composed of Leu12 and Gln13 penetrates between the first two base pairs to break the 3' terminal base pair and facilitates precise feeding of the 3' terminus of the substrate strand into the ExoX cleavage active site. Site-directed mutagenesis showed that the complementary strand-binding site and the wedge of ExoX are dsDNA specific. Together with the results of structural comparisons, our data support a mechanism by which normal and mismatched dsDNA are recognized and digested by E. coli ExoX. The crystal structures also provide insight into the structural framework of the different substrate specificities of the DnaQ family members.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    National Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 15 Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China, Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China and State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China.


Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Exodeoxyribonuclease 10C [auth A],
D [auth B]
175Escherichia coli K-12Mutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: exoX
EC: 3.1.11
UniProt
Find proteins for P0AEK0 (Escherichia coli (strain K12))
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Go to UniProtKB:  P0AEK0
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UniProt GroupP0AEK0
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  • Reference Sequence

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains LengthOrganismImage
DNA (5'-D(*GP*TP*CP*AP*TP*TP*GP*TP*GP*GP*AP*TP*CP*CP*GP*AP*G)-3')A [auth D],
B [auth C]
17N/A
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.80 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.260 
  • R-Value Work: 0.223 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.225 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 37.192α = 90
b = 79.009β = 90
c = 156.012γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
MAR345dtbdata collection
MOLREPphasing
REFMACrefinement
HKL-2000data reduction
HKL-2000data scaling

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2013-07-03
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2013-10-09
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2023-11-08
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description