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ArticleNature communications2022

Structural and biochemical basis for DNA and RNA catalysis by human Topoisomerase 3β.

Xi Yang, Sourav Saha, Wei Yang, Keir C Neuman, Yves Pommier

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Article in Nature communications, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Xi YangDevelopmental Therapeutics Branch & Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0689-1417
Sourav SahaDevelopmental Therapeutics Branch & Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
Wei YangLaboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3591-2195
Keir C NeumanLaboratory of Single Molecule Biophysics, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0863-5671
Yves PommierDevelopmental Therapeutics Branch & Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA. pommier@nih.gov.ORCID 0000-0002-3108-0758

Funding

Single-molecule measurements of DNA topology and topoisomerasesZIAHL001056 · NHLBI · NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE · PI NEUMAN, KEIR · 2009 to 2025
$22.6M
DNA TOPOISOMERASES AS TARGET OF ACTION OF ANTICANCER DRUGSZ01BC006161 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI POMMIER, YVES · 1996 to 2008
$1.5M
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 BC006161
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In metazoans, topoisomerase 3β (TOP3B) regulates R-loop dynamics and mRNA translation, which are critical for genome stability, neurodevelopment and normal aging. As a Type IA topoisomerase, TOP3B acts by general acid-base catalysis to break and rejoin single-stranded DNA. Passage of a second DNA strand through the transient break permits dissipation of hypernegative DNA supercoiling and catenation/knotting. Additionally, hsTOP3B was recently demonstrated as the human RNA topoisomerase, required for normal neurodevelopment and proposed to be a potential anti-viral target upon RNA virus infection. Here we elucidate the biochemical mechanisms of human TOP3B. We delineate the roles of divalent metal ions, and of a conserved Lysine residue (K10) in the differential catalysis of DNA and RNA. We also demonstrate that three regulatory factors fine-tune the catalytic performance of TOP3B: the TOP3B C-terminal tail, its protein partner TDRD3, and the sequence of its DNA/RNA substrates.

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CatalysisDNADNA Topoisomerases, Type IHumansIsomerasesProteinsR-Loop StructuresRNADNADNA Topoisomerases, Type IIsomerasesProteinsRNATdrd3 protein, humanTOP3B protein, human

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PMID35945419
PMCPMC9363430

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