Crystal structure of MBP fused activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) in complex with cytidineCrystal structure of MBP fused activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) in complex with cytidine

Structural highlights

5w1c is a 4 chain structure. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Ligands:, ,
Activity:Single-stranded DNA cytosine deaminase, with EC number 3.5.4.38
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

[MALE_ECO57] Involved in the high-affinity maltose membrane transport system MalEFGK. Initial receptor for the active transport of and chemotaxis toward maltooligosaccharides (By similarity).

Publication Abstract from PubMed

Activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) initiates both class switch recombination (CSR) and somatic hypermutation (SHM) in antibody diversification. Mechanisms of AID targeting and catalysis remain elusive despite its critical immunological roles and off-target effects in tumorigenesis. Here, we produced active human AID and revealed its preferred recognition and deamination of structured substrates. G-quadruplex (G4)-containing substrates mimicking the mammalian immunoglobulin switch regions are particularly good AID substrates in vitro. By solving crystal structures of maltose binding protein (MBP)-fused AID alone and in complex with deoxycytidine monophosphate, we surprisingly identify a bifurcated substrate-binding surface that explains structured substrate recognition by capturing two adjacent single-stranded overhangs simultaneously. Moreover, G4 substrates induce cooperative AID oligomerization. Structure-based mutations that disrupt bifurcated substrate recognition or oligomerization both compromise CSR in splenic B cells. Collectively, our data implicate intrinsic preference of AID for structured substrates and uncover the importance of G4 recognition and oligomerization of AID in CSR.

AID Recognizes Structured DNA for Class Switch Recombination.,Qiao Q, Wang L, Meng FL, Hwang JK, Alt FW, Wu H Mol Cell. 2017 Aug 3;67(3):361-373.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2017.06.034. Epub, 2017 Jul 27. PMID:28757211[1]

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References

  1. Qiao Q, Wang L, Meng FL, Hwang JK, Alt FW, Wu H. AID Recognizes Structured DNA for Class Switch Recombination. Mol Cell. 2017 Aug 3;67(3):361-373.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2017.06.034. Epub, 2017 Jul 27. PMID:28757211 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2017.06.034

5w1c, resolution 3.18Å

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