8uw3

Human LINE-1 retrotransposon ORF2 protein engaged with template RNA in elongation stateHuman LINE-1 retrotransposon ORF2 protein engaged with template RNA in elongation state

Structural highlights

8uw3 is a 3 chain structure with sequence from Homo sapiens and Synthetic construct. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:	Electron Microscopy, Resolution 3.2Å
Ligands:	,
Resources:	FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

LORF2_HUMAN Has a reverse transcriptase activity required for target-primed reverse transcription of the LINE-1 element mRNA, a crucial step in LINE-1 retrotransposition. Has also an endonuclease activity that allows the introduction of nicks in the chromosomal target DNA. Cleaves DNA in AT-rich regions between a 5' stretch of purines and a 3' stretch of pyrimidines, corresponding to sites of LINE-1 integration in the genome.^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

References

↑ Dombroski BA, Feng Q, Mathias SL, Sassaman DM, Scott AF, Kazazian HH Jr, Boeke JD. An in vivo assay for the reverse transcriptase of human retrotransposon L1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Cell Biol. 1994 Jul;14(7):4485-92. doi: 10.1128/mcb.14.7.4485-4492.1994. PMID:7516468 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mcb.14.7.4485-4492.1994
↑ Feng Q, Moran JV, Kazazian HH Jr, Boeke JD. Human L1 retrotransposon encodes a conserved endonuclease required for retrotransposition. Cell. 1996 Nov 29;87(5):905-16. doi: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)81997-2. PMID:8945517 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0092-8674(00)81997-2
↑ Sassaman DM, Dombroski BA, Moran JV, Kimberland ML, Naas TP, DeBerardinis RJ, Gabriel A, Swergold GD, Kazazian HH Jr. Many human L1 elements are capable of retrotransposition. Nat Genet. 1997 May;16(1):37-43. PMID:9140393 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ng0597-37

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OCA

[1] Dombroski BA, Feng Q, Mathias SL, Sassaman DM, Scott AF, Kazazian HH Jr, Boeke JD. An in vivo assay for the reverse transcriptase of human retrotransposon L1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Cell Biol. 1994 Jul;14(7):4485-92. doi: 10.1128/mcb.14.7.4485-4492.1994. PMID:7516468 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mcb.14.7.4485-4492.1994

[2] Feng Q, Moran JV, Kazazian HH Jr, Boeke JD. Human L1 retrotransposon encodes a conserved endonuclease required for retrotransposition. Cell. 1996 Nov 29;87(5):905-16. doi: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)81997-2. PMID:8945517 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0092-8674(00)81997-2

[3] Sassaman DM, Dombroski BA, Moran JV, Kimberland ML, Naas TP, DeBerardinis RJ, Gabriel A, Swergold GD, Kazazian HH Jr. Many human L1 elements are capable of retrotransposition. Nat Genet. 1997 May;16(1):37-43. PMID:9140393 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ng0597-37

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