5M1Q

Crystal structure of the large terminase nuclease from thermophilic phage G20c with bound Zinc


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.45 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.211 
  • R-Value Work: 0.201 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.202 

Starting Model: other
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Literature

Viral genome packaging terminase cleaves DNA using the canonical RuvC-like two-metal catalysis mechanism.

Xu, R.G.Jenkins, H.T.Chechik, M.Blagova, E.V.Lopatina, A.Klimuk, E.Minakhin, L.Severinov, K.Greive, S.J.Antson, A.A.

(2017) Nucleic Acids Res 45: 3580-3590

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkw1354
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    5M1F, 5M1K, 5M1N, 5M1O, 5M1P, 5M1Q

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Bacteriophages and large dsDNA viruses encode sophisticated machinery to translocate their DNA into a preformed empty capsid. An essential part of this machine, the large terminase protein, processes viral DNA into constituent units utilizing its nuclease activity. Crystal structures of the large terminase nuclease from the thermophilic bacteriophage G20c show that it is most similar to the RuvC family of the RNase H-like endonucleases. Like RuvC proteins, the nuclease requires either Mn2+, Mg2+ or Co2+ ions for activity, but is inactive with Zn2+ and Ca2+. High resolution crystal structures of complexes with different metals reveal that in the absence of DNA, only one catalytic metal ion is accommodated in the active site. Binding of the second metal ion may be facilitated by conformational variability, which enables the two catalytic aspartic acids to be brought closer to each other. Structural comparison indicates that in common with the RuvC family, the location of the two catalytic metals differs from other members of the RNase H family. In contrast to a recently proposed mechanism, the available data do not support binding of the two metals at an ultra-short interatomic distance. Thus we postulate that viral terminases cleave DNA by the canonical RuvC-like mechanism.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    York Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Phage terminase large subunit187Thermus phage G20cMutation(s): 0 
EC: 3.6.4 (UniProt), 3.1.21 (UniProt)
UniProt
Find proteins for A0A1L4BKS3 (Thermus phage G20c)
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Go to UniProtKB:  A0A1L4BKS3
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UniProt GroupA0A1L4BKS3
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.45 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.211 
  • R-Value Work: 0.201 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.202 
  • Space Group: P 65
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 60.983α = 90
b = 60.983β = 90
c = 90.396γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
Aimlessdata scaling
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
XDSdata reduction
PHASERphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
Wellcome TrustUnited Kingdom098230
Wellcome TrustUnited Kingdom101528

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2016-10-26
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2017-02-01
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2017-05-03
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2024-05-01
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description