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ArticleNucleic acids research2019

DNA processing by the MOBH family relaxase TraI encoded within the gonococcal genetic island.

Jan-Hendrik Heilers, Jens Reiners, Eva-Maria Heller, Annika Golzer, Sander H J Smits, Chris van der Does

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2019. 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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Jan-Hendrik HeilersInstitute for Biology II, Microbiology, Albert Ludwig University Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.
Jens ReinersBiochemie I, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
Eva-Maria Heller
Annika GolzerInstitute for Biology II, Microbiology, Albert Ludwig University Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.
Sander H J SmitsBiochemie I, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
Chris van der DoesInstitute for Biology II, Microbiology, Albert Ludwig University Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.

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Abstract

Relaxases of the MOBH family are often found on large plasmids, genetic islands and integrative conjugative elements. Many members of this family contain an N-terminal relaxase domain (TraI_2) followed by a disordered middle part and a C-terminal domain of unknown function (TraI_2_C). The TraI_2 domain contains two putative metal-binding motifs, an HD domain motif and an alternative 3H motif. TraI, encoded within the gonococcal genetic island of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, is the prototype of the MOBH family. SAXS experiments showed that TraI_2 and TraI_2_C form globular structures separated by an extended middle domain. The TraI_2 domain cleaves oriT-ssDNA in a site-specific Mn2+ or Co2+ dependent manner. The minimal oriT encompasses 50 nucleotides, requires an inverted repeat 3' of the nic-site and several nucleotides around nic for efficient cleavage. Surprisingly, no stable covalent relaxase-DNA intermediate was observed. Mutagenesis of conserved tyrosines showed that cleavage was abolished in the Y212A mutant, whereas the Y212F and Y212H mutants retained residual activity. The HD and the alternative 3H motifs were essential for cleavage and the HD domain residues D162 and D267 for metal ion binding. We propose that the active site binds two metal ions, one in a high-affinity and one in a low-affinity site.

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Bacterial ProteinsBase SequenceBinding SitesCatalytic DomainDNA, BacterialDNA CleavageDNA HelicasesDNA NucleotidyltransferasesGenomic IslandsMetalsNeisseria gonorrhoeaeProtein BindingProtein DomainsSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidBacterial ProteinsDNA, BacterialDNA HelicasesDNA NucleotidyltransferasesDNA relaxaseMetals

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PMCPMC6736028

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