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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5744
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-9-30
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
The Rev1 DNA polymerase is highly specialized for the incorporation of C opposite template G. We present here the crystal structure of yeast Rev1 bound to template G and incoming 2'-deoxycytidine 5'-triphosphate (dCTP), which reveals that the polymerase itself dictates the identity of the incoming nucleotide, as well as the identity of the templating base. Template G and incoming dCTP do not pair with each other. Instead, the template G is evicted from the DNA helix, and it makes optimal hydrogen bonds with a segment of Rev1. Also, unlike other DNA polymerases, incoming dCTP pairs with an arginine rather than the templating base, which ensures the incorporation of dCTP over other incoming nucleotides. This mechanism provides an elegant means for promoting proficient and error-free synthesis through N2-adducted guanines that obstruct replication.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1095-9203
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
30
pubmed:volume
309
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2219-22
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16195463-Arginine, pubmed-meshheading:16195463-Base Pairing, pubmed-meshheading:16195463-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:16195463-Catalytic Domain, pubmed-meshheading:16195463-Crystallography, X-Ray, pubmed-meshheading:16195463-DNA, Fungal, pubmed-meshheading:16195463-DNA Replication, pubmed-meshheading:16195463-Deoxycytosine Nucleotides, pubmed-meshheading:16195463-Guanine, pubmed-meshheading:16195463-Hydrogen Bonding, pubmed-meshheading:16195463-Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions, pubmed-meshheading:16195463-Models, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:16195463-Nucleotidyltransferases, pubmed-meshheading:16195463-Protein Conformation, pubmed-meshheading:16195463-Protein Structure, Secondary, pubmed-meshheading:16195463-Protein Structure, Tertiary, pubmed-meshheading:16195463-Recombinant Fusion Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:16195463-Saccharomyces cerevisiae, pubmed-meshheading:16195463-Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:16195463-Templates, Genetic
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Rev1 employs a novel mechanism of DNA synthesis using a protein template.
pubmed:affiliation
Structural Biology Program, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Box 1677, 1425 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10029, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural