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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The TREX1 enzyme processes DNA ends as the major 3' --> 5' exonuclease | The TREX1 enzyme processes DNA ends as the major 3' --> 5' exonuclease activity in human cells. Mutations in the TREX1 gene are an underlying cause of the neurological brain disease Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome implicating TREX1 dysfunction in an aberrant immune response. TREX1 action during apoptosis likely prevents autoimmune reaction to DNA that would otherwise persist. To understand the impact of TREX1 mutations identified in patients with Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome on structure and activity we determined the x-ray crystal structure of the dimeric mouse TREX1 protein in substrate and product complexes containing single-stranded DNA and deoxyadenosine monophosphate, respectively. The structures show the specific interactions between the bound nucleotides and the residues lining the binding pocket of the 3' terminal nucleotide within the enzyme active site that account for specificity, and provide the molecular basis for understanding mutations that lead to disease. Three mutant forms of TREX1 protein identified in patients with Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome were prepared and the measured activities show that these specific mutations reduce enzyme activity by 4-35,000-fold. The structure also reveals an 8-amino acid polyproline II helix within the TREX1 enzyme that suggests a mechanism for interactions of this exonuclease with other protein complexes. | ||
==About this Structure== | ==About this Structure== | ||
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The | The crystal structure of TREX1 explains the 3' nucleotide specificity and reveals a polyproline II helix for protein partnering., de Silva U, Choudhury S, Bailey SL, Harvey S, Perrino FW, Hollis T, J Biol Chem. 2007 Apr;282(14):10537-43. Epub 2007 Feb 9. PMID:[http://ispc.weizmann.ac.il//pmbin/getpm?pmid=17293595 17293595] | ||
[[Category: Exodeoxyribonuclease III]] | [[Category: Exodeoxyribonuclease III]] | ||
[[Category: Mus musculus]] | [[Category: Mus musculus]] | ||
[[Category: Single protein]] | [[Category: Single protein]] | ||
[[Category: Hollis, T.]] | [[Category: Hollis, T.]] | ||
[[Category: Silva, U | [[Category: Silva, U de.]] | ||
[[Category: D5M]] | [[Category: D5M]] | ||
[[Category: MN]] | [[Category: MN]] | ||
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[[Category: proline helix]] | [[Category: proline helix]] | ||
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The crystal structure of TREX1 explains the 3' nucleotide specificity and reveals a polyproline II helix for protein partenring
OverviewOverview
The TREX1 enzyme processes DNA ends as the major 3' --> 5' exonuclease activity in human cells. Mutations in the TREX1 gene are an underlying cause of the neurological brain disease Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome implicating TREX1 dysfunction in an aberrant immune response. TREX1 action during apoptosis likely prevents autoimmune reaction to DNA that would otherwise persist. To understand the impact of TREX1 mutations identified in patients with Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome on structure and activity we determined the x-ray crystal structure of the dimeric mouse TREX1 protein in substrate and product complexes containing single-stranded DNA and deoxyadenosine monophosphate, respectively. The structures show the specific interactions between the bound nucleotides and the residues lining the binding pocket of the 3' terminal nucleotide within the enzyme active site that account for specificity, and provide the molecular basis for understanding mutations that lead to disease. Three mutant forms of TREX1 protein identified in patients with Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome were prepared and the measured activities show that these specific mutations reduce enzyme activity by 4-35,000-fold. The structure also reveals an 8-amino acid polyproline II helix within the TREX1 enzyme that suggests a mechanism for interactions of this exonuclease with other protein complexes.
About this StructureAbout this Structure
2IOC is a Single protein structure of sequence from Mus musculus with and as ligands. Active as Exodeoxyribonuclease III, with EC number 3.1.11.2 Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
ReferenceReference
The crystal structure of TREX1 explains the 3' nucleotide specificity and reveals a polyproline II helix for protein partnering., de Silva U, Choudhury S, Bailey SL, Harvey S, Perrino FW, Hollis T, J Biol Chem. 2007 Apr;282(14):10537-43. Epub 2007 Feb 9. PMID:17293595
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