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ArticleStructural dynamics (Melville, N.Y.)2023

In crystallo observation of active site dynamics and transient metal ion binding within DNA polymerases.

Caleb Chang, Grace Zhou, Yang Gao

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Article in Structural dynamics (Melville, N.Y.), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Force fields matter in DNA polProtein science : a publication of the Protein Society · 2026
    Article
  2. Whither the protein landscape?Structural dynamics (Melville, N.Y.) · 2025
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3 authors.

Caleb ChangDepartment of Biosciences, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4507-659X
Grace ZhouDepartment of Biosciences, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9021-8305
Yang GaoDepartment of Biosciences, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4037-0431

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

DNA polymerases are the enzymatic catalysts that synthesize DNA during DNA replication and repair. Kinetic studies and x-ray crystallography have uncovered the overall kinetic pathway and led to a two-metal-ion dependent catalytic mechanism. Diffusion-based time-resolved crystallography has permitted the visualization of the catalytic reaction at atomic resolution and made it possible to capture transient events and metal ion binding that have eluded static polymerase structures. This review discusses past static structures and recent time-resolved structures that emphasize the crucial importance of primer alignment and different metal ions binding during catalysis and substrate discrimination.

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PMID37333512
PMCPMC10275647

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