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'''DNA POLYMERASE BETA (POL B) (E.C.2.7.7.7) COMPLEXED WITH SEVEN BASE PAIRS OF DNA; SOAKED IN THE PRESENCE OF CACL2 (15 MILLIMOLAR)'''<br />

==Overview==
X-ray crystallographic studies have shown that DNA binding by human, polymerase beta (pol beta) occurs primarily through two structurally and, sequentially homologous helix-hairpin-helix (HhH) motifs, one in the, fingers subdomain and the other in the 8-kDa domain [Pelletier, H., Sawaya, M. R., Wolfle, W., Wilson, S. H., &amp; Kraut, J. (1996a) Biochemistry, 35, 12742-12761]. In that DNA binding by each HhH motif is facilitated by, a metal ion, we set out to determine the identity of the metal ion that, most likely binds to the HhH motif in vivo. Crystal soaking experiments, were performed on human pol beta-DNA cocrystals with Mg2+, Ca2+, Na+, and, K+, the four most prevalent metal ions in the cell, and in each case a, data set was collected and the resulting structure was refined. Under the, conditions tested, the HhH motifs of pol beta have an affinity for these, biologically prevalent metal ions in the order Mg2+ &lt; Ca2+ &lt; Na+ &lt; K+, with K+ displaying the strongest binding. Crystals soaked in the presence, of Tl+, a commonly used spectroscopic probe for K+, were too, X-ray-sensitive to establish the binding behavior of Tl+, but soaking, experiments with Ba2+ and Cs+ resulted in relatively stable crystals that, gave evidence of metal ion binding in both HhH motifs, confirming that, larger monovalent and divalent metal ions are capable of binding to the, HhH metal sites. Although Mn2+, which has been categorized as a potent, polymerase mutagen, binds to the HhH motifs with a greater affinity than, Mg2+, Mn2+ does not bind to the HhH motifs in the presence of equimolar, concentrations of Na+. These results suggest that in vivo, where Mn2+ is, present only in trace amounts, Mn2+ probably does not have a large effect, on DNA binding and may instead manifest a mutagenic effect on pol beta, primarily by distorting nucleotide binding or by directly affecting the, catalytic step [Pelletier, H., Sawaya, M. R., Wolfle, W., Wilson, S. H., &amp;, Kraut, J. (1996b) Biochemistry 35, 12762-12777]. Crystal soaking, experiments with 31-kDa apoenzyme crystals show that, in the absence of, DNA, the HhH motif in the fingers subdomain binds metal ions with either, much lower occupancy or not at all, indicating that metal ion binding is, dependent on the presence of the DNA substrate.

==About this Structure==
1ZQC is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_protein Single protein] structure of sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_sapiens Homo sapiens] with CA as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ligand ligand]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://ispc.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1ZQC OCA]. 

==Reference==
Characterization of the metal ion binding helix-hairpin-helix motifs in human DNA polymerase beta by X-ray structural analysis., Pelletier H, Sawaya MR, Biochemistry. 1996 Oct 1;35(39):12778-87. PMID:[http://ispc.weizmann.ac.il//pmbin/getpm?pmid=8841120 8841120]
[[Category: Homo sapiens]]
[[Category: Single protein]]
[[Category: Pelletier, H.]]
[[Category: Sawaya, M.R.]]
[[Category: CA]]
[[Category: complex (nucleotidyltransferase/dna]]
[[Category: dna repair]]
[[Category: dna replication]]
[[Category: dna-directed dna polymerase]]
[[Category: nucleotidyltransferase]]

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