Structure of an O6-Methylguanine DNA Methyltransferase from Methanococcus jannaschii (MJ1529)Structure of an O6-Methylguanine DNA Methyltransferase from Methanococcus jannaschii (MJ1529)

Structural highlights

2g7h is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Methanocaldococcus jannaschii. Full experimental information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:Solution NMR
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Function

OGT_METJA Involved in the cellular defense against the biological effects of O6-methylguanine (O6-MeG) in DNA. Repairs alkylated guanine in DNA by stoichiometrically transferring the alkyl group at the O-6 position to a cysteine residue in the enzyme. This is a suicide reaction: the enzyme is irreversibly inactivated.[1]

Evolutionary Conservation

 

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Publication Abstract from PubMed

The structure of an O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) from the thermophile Methanococcus jannaschii has been determined using multinuclear multidimensional NMR spectroscopy. The structure is similar to homologs from other organisms that have been determined by crystallography, with some variation in the N-terminal domain. The C-terminal domain is more highly conserved in both sequence and structure. Regions of the protein show broadening, reflecting conformational flexibility that is likely related to function.

Structural studies of MJ1529, an O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase.,Roberts A, Pelton JG, Wemmer DE Magn Reson Chem. 2006 Jul;44 Spec No:S71-82. PMID:16826543[2]

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See Also

References

  1. Roberts A, Pelton JG, Wemmer DE. Structural studies of MJ1529, an O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase. Magn Reson Chem. 2006 Jul;44 Spec No:S71-82. PMID:16826543 doi:10.1002/mrc.1823
  2. Roberts A, Pelton JG, Wemmer DE. Structural studies of MJ1529, an O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase. Magn Reson Chem. 2006 Jul;44 Spec No:S71-82. PMID:16826543 doi:10.1002/mrc.1823
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