4XEG

Structure of the enzyme-product complex resulting from TDG action on a G/hmU mismatch


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.72 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.232 
  • R-Value Work: 0.188 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.190 

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Literature

Thymine DNA glycosylase exhibits negligible affinity for nucleobases that it removes from DNA.

Malik, S.S.Coey, C.T.Varney, K.M.Pozharski, E.Drohat, A.C.

(2015) Nucleic Acids Res 43: 9541-9552

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkv890
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    4XEG, 4Z3A, 4Z47, 4Z7B, 4Z7Z

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Thymine DNA Glycosylase (TDG) performs essential functions in maintaining genetic integrity and epigenetic regulation. Initiating base excision repair, TDG removes thymine from mutagenic G ·: T mispairs caused by 5-methylcytosine (mC) deamination and other lesions including uracil (U) and 5-hydroxymethyluracil (hmU). In DNA demethylation, TDG excises 5-formylcytosine (fC) and 5-carboxylcytosine (caC), which are generated from mC by Tet (ten-eleven translocation) enzymes. Using improved crystallization conditions, we solved high-resolution (up to 1.45 Å) structures of TDG enzyme-product complexes generated from substrates including G·U, G·T, G·hmU, G·fC and G·caC. The structures reveal many new features, including key water-mediated enzyme-substrate interactions. Together with nuclear magnetic resonance experiments, the structures demonstrate that TDG releases the excised base from its tight product complex with abasic DNA, contrary to previous reports. Moreover, DNA-free TDG exhibits no significant binding to free nucleobases (U, T, hmU), indicating a Kd >> 10 mM. The structures reveal a solvent-filled channel to the active site, which might facilitate dissociation of the excised base and enable caC excision, which involves solvent-mediated acid catalysis. Dissociation of the excised base allows TDG to bind the beta rather than the alpha anomer of the abasic sugar, which might stabilize the enzyme-product complex.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.


Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
G/T mismatch-specific thymine DNA glycosylase204Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: TDG
EC: 3.2.2.29
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q13569
PHAROS:  Q13569
GTEx:  ENSG00000139372 
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains LengthOrganismImage
DNA (28-MER)B [auth C]28unidentified
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Entity ID: 3
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DNA (28-MER)C [auth D]28unidentified
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.72 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.232 
  • R-Value Work: 0.188 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.190 
  • Space Group: C 1 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 89.199α = 90
b = 53.393β = 95.42
c = 82.22γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
XDSdata reduction
PHASERphasing
REFMACrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
Aimlessdata scaling

Structure Validation

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)United StatesGM072711

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2015-09-09
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2015-09-23
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2015-11-11
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2017-09-06
    Changes: Author supporting evidence, Database references, Derived calculations
  • Version 1.4: 2019-12-25
    Changes: Author supporting evidence
  • Version 1.5: 2023-09-27
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description