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ArticleNucleic acids research2017

Uracil DNA glycosylase (UDG) activities in Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens: characterization of a new class of UDG with broad substrate specificity.

Ullas Valiya Chembazhi, Vinod Vikas Patil, Shivjee Sah, Wayne Reeve, Ravi P Tiwari, Euijeon Woo, Umesh Varshney

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Ullas Valiya ChembazhiDepartment of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India.
Vinod Vikas PatilDisease Target Structure Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, 125 Gwahak-Ro, Yuseon-Gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.
Shivjee SahDepartment of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India.
Wayne ReeveCentre for Rhizobium Studies, School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia.
Ravi P TiwariCentre for Rhizobium Studies, School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia.
Euijeon WooDisease Target Structure Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, 125 Gwahak-Ro, Yuseon-Gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.
Umesh VarshneyDepartment of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India.
Indian Institute of Science Bangalore · INMurdoch University · AUKorea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology · KRKorea University of Science and Technology · KR

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Abstract

Repair of uracils in DNA is initiated by uracil DNA glycosylases (UDGs). Family 1 UDGs (Ung) are the most efficient and ubiquitous proteins having an exquisite specificity for uracils in DNA. Ung are characterized by motifs A (GQDPY) and B (HPSPLS) sequences. We report a novel dimeric UDG, Blr0248 (BdiUng) from Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens. Although BdiUng contains the motif A (GQDPA), it has low sequence identity to known UDGs. BdiUng prefers single stranded DNA and excises uracil, 5-hydroxymethyl-uracil or xanthine from it. BdiUng is impervious to inhibition by AP DNA, and Ugi protein that specifically inhibits family 1 UDGs. Crystal structure of BdiUng shows similarity with the family 4 UDGs in its overall fold but with family 1 UDGs in key active site residues. However, instead of a classical motif B, BdiUng has a uniquely extended protrusion explaining the lack of Ugi inhibition. Structural and mutational analyses of BdiUng have revealed the basis for the accommodation of diverse substrates into its substrate binding pocket. Phylogenetically, BdiUng belongs to a new UDG family. Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens presents a unique scenario where the presence of at least four families of UDGs may compensate for the absence of an efficient family 1 homologue.

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DNA RepairAmino Acid SequenceBacterial ProteinsBinding SitesBradyrhizobiumCloning, MolecularCrystallography, X-RayDNA, BacterialDNA DamageDNA, Single-StrandedEscherichia coliGene ExpressionKineticsModels, MolecularMutationProtein BindingBacterial ProteinsDNA, BacterialDNA, Single-StrandedRecombinant ProteinsUracilUracil-DNA Glycosidase

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PMID28369586
PMCPMC5449639
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