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==Thermus thermophilus RuvC structure==
<StructureSection load='4ep5' size='340' side='right' caption='[[4ep5]], [[Resolution|resolution]] 2.08&Aring;' scene=''>
== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[4ep5]] is a 1 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermus_thermophilus_hb8 Thermus thermophilus hb8]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=4EP5 OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=4EP5 FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><scene name='pdbligand=GOL:GLYCEROL'>GOL</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=SO4:SULFATE+ION'>SO4</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='related'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Related_structure|Related:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat">[[4ep4|4ep4]]</td></tr>
<tr id='gene'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Gene|Gene:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat">ruvC, TTHA1090 ([http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&srchmode=5&id=300852 Thermus thermophilus HB8])</td></tr>
<tr id='activity'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Activity:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossover_junction_endodeoxyribonuclease Crossover junction endodeoxyribonuclease], with EC number [http://www.brenda-enzymes.info/php/result_flat.php4?ecno=3.1.22.4 3.1.22.4] </span></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=4ep5 FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=4ep5 OCA], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=4ep5 RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/4ep5 PDBsum]</span></td></tr>
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Holliday junction (HJ) resolvases are structure-specific endonucleases that cleave four-way DNA junctions (HJs) generated during DNA recombination and repair. Bacterial RuvC, a prototypical HJ resolvase, functions as homodimer and nicks DNA strands precisely across the junction point. To gain insights into the mechanisms underlying symmetrical strand cleavages by RuvC, we performed crystallographic and biochemical analyses of RuvC from Thermus thermophilus (T.th. RuvC). The crystal structure of T.th. RuvC shows an overall protein fold similar to that of Escherichia coli RuvC, but T.th. RuvC has a more tightly associated dimer interface possibly reflecting its thermostability. The binding mode of a HJ-DNA substrate can be inferred from the shape/charge complementarity between the T.th. RuvC dimer and HJ-DNA, as well as positions of sulfate ions bound on the protein surface. Unexpectedly, the structure of T.th. RuvC homodimer refined at 1.28 A resolution shows distinct asymmetry near the dimer interface, in the region harboring catalytically important aromatic residues. The observation suggests that the T.th. RuvC homodimer interconverts between two asymmetric conformations, with alternating subunits switched on for DNA strand cleavage. This model provides a structural basis for the 'nick-counter-nick' mechanism in HJ resolution, a mode of HJ processing shared by prokaryotic and eukaryotic HJ resolvases.

Structural asymmetry in the Thermus thermophilus RuvC dimer suggests a basis for sequential strand cleavages during Holliday junction resolution.,Chen L, Shi K, Yin Z, Aihara H Nucleic Acids Res. 2012 Oct 31. PMID:23118486<ref>PMID:23118486</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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==See Also==
*[[Resolvase|Resolvase]]
== References ==
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[[Category: Crossover junction endodeoxyribonuclease]]
[[Category: Thermus thermophilus hb8]]
[[Category: Aihara, H]]
[[Category: Chen, L]]
[[Category: Shi, K]]
[[Category: Yin, Z Q]]
[[Category: Hydrolase]]
[[Category: Resolvase]]