8g10

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Structure of Ternary Complex of cGAS with dsDNA and Bound ITP and GTPStructure of Ternary Complex of cGAS with dsDNA and Bound ITP and GTP

Structural highlights

8g10 is a 6 chain structure with sequence from Mus musculus and Synthetic construct. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.47Å
Ligands:, ,
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

CGAS_MOUSE Nucleotidyltransferase that catalyzes formation of cyclic GMP-AMP (cGAMP) from ATP and GTP and exhibits antiviral activity. Has antiviral activity by acting as a key cytosolic DNA sensor, the presence of DNA in the cytoplasm being a danger signal that triggers the immune responses. Binds cytosolic DNA directly, leading to activation and synthesis of cGAMP, a second messenger that binds to and activates TMEM173/STING, thereby triggering type-I interferon production.

Publication Abstract from PubMed

cGAS activates innate immune responses against cytosolic double-stranded DNA. Here, by determining crystal structures of cGAS at various reaction stages, we report a unifying catalytic mechanism. apo-cGAS assumes an array of inactive conformations and binds NTPs nonproductively. Dimerization-coupled double-stranded DNA-binding then affixes the active site into a rigid lock for productive metal*substrate binding. A web-like network of protein*NTP, intra-NTP, and inter-NTP interactions ensures the stepwise synthesis of 2'-5'/3'-5'-linked cGAMP while discriminating against noncognate NTPs and off-pathway intermediates. One divalent metal is sufficient for productive substrate binding, and capturing the second divalent metal is tightly coupled to nucleotide and linkage specificities, a process which manganese is preferred over magnesium by 100-fold. Additionally, we elucidate how mouse cGAS achieves more stringent NTP and linkage specificities than human cGAS. Together, our results reveal that an adaptable, yet precise lock-and-key-like mechanism underpins cGAS catalysis.

The structural basis for 2'-5'/3'-5'-cGAMP synthesis by cGAS.,Wu S, Gabelli SB, Sohn J Nat Commun. 2024 May 13;15(1):4012. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-48365-3. PMID:38740774[1]

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

References

  1. Wu S, Gabelli SB, Sohn J. The structural basis for 2'-5'/3'-5'-cGAMP synthesis by cGAS. Nat Commun. 2024 May 13;15(1):4012. PMID:38740774 doi:10.1038/s41467-024-48365-3

8g10, resolution 2.47Å

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