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Structural Basis of DNA Damage Recognition and Processing by UvrB: crystal structure of a UvrB/DNA complexStructural Basis of DNA Damage Recognition and Processing by UvrB: crystal structure of a UvrB/DNA complex
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Evolutionary Conservation![]() Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMedDNA-damage recognition in the nucleotide excision repair (NER) cascade is a complex process, operating on a wide variety of damages. UvrB is the central component in prokaryotic NER, directly involved in DNA-damage recognition and guiding the DNA through repair synthesis. We report the first structure of a UvrB-double-stranded DNA complex, providing insights into the mechanism by which UvrB binds DNA, leading to formation of the preincision complex. One DNA strand, containing a 3' overhang, threads behind a beta-hairpin motif of UvrB, indicating that this motif inserts between the strands of the double helix, thereby locking down either the damaged or undamaged strand. The nucleotide directly behind the beta-hairpin is flipped out and inserted into a small, highly conserved pocket in UvrB. Structural basis for DNA recognition and processing by UvrB.,Truglio JJ, Karakas E, Rhau B, Wang H, DellaVecchia MJ, Van Houten B, Kisker C Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2006 Apr;13(4):360-4. Epub 2006 Mar 12. PMID:16532007[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See AlsoReferences
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