2AOQ

Crystal structure of MutH-unmethylated DNA complex


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.20 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.220 
  • R-Value Work: 0.199 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.199 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

MutH complexed with hemi- and unmethylated DNAs: coupling base recognition and DNA cleavage.

Lee, J.Y.Chang, J.Joseph, N.Ghirlando, R.Rao, D.N.Yang, W.

(2005) Mol Cell 20: 155-166

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2005.08.019
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    2AOQ, 2AOR

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    MutH initiates mismatch repair by nicking the transiently unmethylated daughter strand 5' to a GATC sequence. Here, we report crystal structures of MutH complexed with hemimethylated and unmethylated GATC substrates. Both structures contain two Ca2+ ions jointly coordinated by a conserved aspartate and the scissile phosphate, as observed in the restriction endonucleases BamHI and BglI. In the hemimethylated complexes, the active site is more compact and DNA cleavage is more efficient. The Lys residue in the conserved DEK motif coordinates the nucleophilic water in conjunction with the phosphate 3' to the scissile bond; the same Lys is also hydrogen bonded with a carbonyl oxygen in the DNA binding module. We propose that this Lys, which is conserved in many restriction endonucleases and is replaced by Glu or Gln in BamHI and BglII, is a sensor for DNA binding and the linchpin that couples base recognition and DNA cleavage.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.


Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
DNA mismatch repair protein mutHC [auth A]223Haemophilus influenzaeMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: mutH
UniProt
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Go to UniProtKB:  P44688
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UniProt GroupP44688
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains LengthOrganismImage
5'-D(*GP*CP*AP*TP*GP*AP*TP*CP*AP*TP*GP*C)-3'A [auth B],
B [auth C]
12N/A
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.20 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.220 
  • R-Value Work: 0.199 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.199 
  • Space Group: P 63
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 114.624α = 90
b = 114.624β = 90
c = 46.755γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
CNSrefinement
HKL-2000data reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling
AMoREphasing

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2005-10-11
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-04-30
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2023-08-23
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description