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==Crystal structure of wild type Cre recombinase-loxP synapse==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[1nzb]] is a 8 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escherichia_virus_P1 Escherichia virus P1]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1NZB OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1NZB FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">X-ray diffraction, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 3.1&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=IOD:IODIDE+ION'>IOD</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=MG:MAGNESIUM+ION'>MG</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=UMP:2-DEOXYURIDINE+5-MONOPHOSPHATE'>UMP</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1nzb FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=1nzb OCA], [https://pdbe.org/1nzb PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=1nzb RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/1nzb PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=1nzb ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/RECR_BPP1 RECR_BPP1] Catalyzes site-specific recombination between two 34-base-pair LOXP sites. Its role is to maintain the phage genome as a monomeric unit-copy plasmid in the lysogenic state.
== Evolutionary Conservation ==
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Escherichia coli phage P1 Cre recombinase catalyzes the site-specific recombination of DNA containing loxP sites. We report here two crystal structures of a wild-type Cre recombinase-loxP synaptic complex corresponding to two distinct reaction states: an initial pre-cleavage complex, trapped using a phosphorothioate modification at the cleavable scissile bond that prevents the recombination reaction, and a 3'-phosphotyrosine protein-DNA intermediate resulting from the first strand cleavage. In contrast to previously determined Cre complexes, both structures contain a full tetrameric complex in the asymmetric unit, unequivocally showing that the anti-parallel arrangement of the loxP sites is an intrinsic property of the Cre-loxP recombination synapse. The conformation of the spacer is different to the one observed for the symmetrized loxS site: a kink next to the scissile phosphate in the top strand of the pre-cleavage complex leads to unstacking of the TpG step and a widening of the minor groove. This side of the spacer is interacting with a 'cleavage-competent' Cre subunit, suggesting that the first cleavage occurs at the ApT step in the top strand. This is further confirmed by the structure of the 3'-phosphotyrosine intermediate, where the DNA is cleaved in the top strands and covalently linked to the 'cleavage-competent' subunits. The cleavage is followed by a movement of the C-terminal part containing the attacking Y324 and the helix N interacting with the 'non-cleaving' subunit. This rearrangement could be responsible for the interconversion of Cre subunits. Our results also suggest that the Cre-induced kink next to the scissile phosphodiester activates the DNA for cleavage at this position and facilitates strand transfer.

Crystal structure of a wild-type Cre recombinase-loxP synapse reveals a novel spacer conformation suggesting an alternative mechanism for DNA cleavage activation.,Ennifar E, Meyer JE, Buchholz F, Stewart AF, Suck D Nucleic Acids Res. 2003 Sep 15;31(18):5449-60. PMID:12954782<ref>PMID:12954782</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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==See Also==
*[[Resolvase 3D structures|Resolvase 3D structures]]
== References ==
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[[Category: Escherichia virus P1]]
[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Buchholz F]]
[[Category: Ennifar E]]
[[Category: Meyer JEW]]
[[Category: Stewart AF]]
[[Category: Suck D]]