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ArticleNature communications2024

Platform-directed allostery and quaternary structure dynamics of SAMHD1 catalysis.

Oliver J Acton, Devon Sheppard, Simone Kunzelmann, Sarah J Caswell, Andrea Nans, Ailidh J O Burgess, Geoff Kelly, Elizabeth R Morris, Peter B Rosenthal, Ian A Taylor

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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10 authors.

Oliver J ActonMacromolecular Structure Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, NW1 1AT, UK.
Devon SheppardMacromolecular Structure Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, NW1 1AT, UK.
Simone KunzelmannStructural Biology Science Technology Platform, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, NW1 1AT, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2678-0549
Sarah J CaswellMacromolecular Structure Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, NW1 1AT, UK.
Andrea NansStructural Biology Science Technology Platform, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, NW1 1AT, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3791-2447
Ailidh J O BurgessMacromolecular Structure Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, NW1 1AT, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9643-3163
Geoff KellyThe Medical Research Council Biomedical NMR Centre, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, NW1 1AT, UK.
Elizabeth R MorrisMacromolecular Structure Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, NW1 1AT, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1893-7515
Peter B RosenthalStructural Biology of Cells and Viruses Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, NW1 1AT, UK. peter.rosenthal@crick.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0387-2862
Ian A TaylorMacromolecular Structure Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, NW1 1AT, UK. ian.taylor@crick.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6763-3852

Funding

Wellcome Trust CC1078Wellcome Trust CC2029
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

SAMHD1 regulates cellular nucleotide homeostasis, controlling dNTP levels by catalysing their hydrolysis into 2'-deoxynucleosides and triphosphate. In differentiated CD4+ macrophage and resting T-cells SAMHD1 activity results in the inhibition of HIV-1 infection through a dNTP blockade. In cancer, SAMHD1 desensitizes cells to nucleoside-analogue chemotherapies. Here we employ time-resolved cryogenic-EM imaging and single-particle analysis to visualise assembly, allostery and catalysis by this multi-subunit enzyme. Our observations reveal how dynamic conformational changes in the SAMHD1 quaternary structure drive the catalytic cycle. We capture five states at high-resolution in a live catalytic reaction, revealing how allosteric activators support assembly of a stable SAMHD1 tetrameric core and how catalysis is driven by the opening and closing of active sites through pairwise coupling of active sites and order-disorder transitions in regulatory domains. This direct visualisation of enzyme catalysis dynamics within an allostery-stabilised platform sets a precedent for mechanistic studies into the regulation of multi-subunit enzymes.

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Catalytic DomainCryoelectron MicroscopySAM Domain and HD Domain-Containing Protein 1Allosteric RegulationBiocatalysisCatalysisHIV-1HumansModels, MolecularProtein Structure, QuaternarySAM Domain and HD Domain-Containing Protein 1SAMHD1 protein, human

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PMID38710701
PMCPMC11074143

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