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ArticleRNA (New York, N.Y.)2012

Structure and mechanism of the polynucleotide kinase component of the bacterial Pnkp-Hen1 RNA repair system.

Li Kai Wang, Ushati Das, Paul Smith, Stewart Shuman

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Article in RNA (New York, N.Y.), 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Li Kai WangMolecular Biology Program, Sloan-Kettering Institute, New York, New York 10065, USA.
Ushati Das
Paul Smith
Stewart Shuman
Kettering University · US

Funding

Viral RNA Modifying EnzymesR01GM042498 · NIGMS · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI SHUMAN, STEWART H · 1989 to 2017
$6.8M
NIGMS NIH HHS GM42498NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM042498
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pnkp is the end-healing and end-sealing component of an RNA repair system present in diverse bacteria from many phyla. Pnkp is composed of three catalytic modules: an N-terminal polynucleotide 5'-kinase, a central 2',3' phosphatase, and a C-terminal ligase. Here we report the crystal structure of the kinase domain of Clostridium thermocellum Pnkp bound to ATP•Mg²⁺ (substrate complex) and ADP•Mg²⁺ (product complex). The protein consists of a core P-loop phosphotransferase fold embellished by a distinctive homodimerization module composed of secondary structure elements derived from the N and C termini of the kinase domain. ATP is bound within a crescent-shaped groove formed by the P-loop (¹⁵GSSGSGKST²³) and an overlying helix-loop-helix "lid." The α and β phosphates are engaged by a network of hydrogen bonds from Thr23 and the P-loop main-chain amides; the γ phosphate is anchored by the lid residues Arg120 and Arg123. The P-loop lysine (Lys21) and the catalytic Mg²⁺ bridge the ATP β and γ phosphates. The P-loop serine (Ser22) is the sole enzymic constituent of the octahedral metal coordination complex. Structure-guided mutational analysis underscored the essential contributions of Lys21 and Ser22 in the ATP donor site and Asp38 and Arg41 in the phosphoacceptor site. Our studies suggest a catalytic mechanism whereby Asp38 (as general base) activates the polynucleotide 5'-OH for its nucleophilic attack on the γ phosphorus and Lys21 and Mg²⁺ stabilize the transition state.

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Acetivibrio thermocellusAmino Acid SequenceAmino Acid SubstitutionBacterial ProteinsCatalytic DomainCrystallography, X-RayModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedPolynucleotide 5'-Hydroxyl-KinaseProtein MultimerizationProtein Structure, TertiaryRecombinant ProteinsRNA, BacterialSequence Homology, Amino AcidBacterial ProteinsPolynucleotide 5'-Hydroxyl-KinaseRecombinant ProteinsRNA, Bacterial

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PMID23118415
PMCPMC3504678
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