7vjs

Human AlkB homolog ALKBH6 in complex with Tris and NiHuman AlkB homolog ALKBH6 in complex with Tris and Ni

Structural highlights

7vjs is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:	X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.792Å
Ligands:	,
Resources:	FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

ALKB6_HUMAN Probable dioxygenase that requires molecular oxygen, alpha-ketoglutarate and iron.

Publication Abstract from PubMed

Human AlkB homologue 6, ALKBH6, plays key roles in nucleic acid damage repair and tumor therapy. However, no precise structural and functional information are available for this protein. In this study, we determined atomic resolution crystal structures of human holo-ALKBH6 and its complex with ligands. AlkB members bind nucleic acids by NRLs (nucleotide recognition lids, also called Flips) which can recognize DNA/RNA and flip methylated lesions. We found that ALKBH6 has unusual Flip1 and Flip2 domains, distinct from other AlkB family members both in sequence and conformation. Moreover, we show that its unique Flip3 domain has multiple unreported functions, such as discriminating against double-stranded nucleic acids, blocking the active center, binding other proteins, and in suppressing tumor growth. Structure analyses and substrate screening reveal how ALKBH6 discriminates between different types of nucleic acids and may also function as a nucleic acid demethylase. Interestingly, structure-based interacting partner screening not only uncovered an unidentified interaction of transcription repressor ZMYND11 and ALKBH6 in tumor suppression, but also reveals crosstalk between histone modification and nucleic acid modification in epigenetic regulation. Taken together, these results shed light on the molecular mechanism underlying ALKBH6-associated nucleic acid damage repair and tumor therapy.

Structural insights into the interactions and epigenetic functions of human nucleic acid repair protein ALKBH6.,Ma L, Lu H, Tian Z, Yang M, Ma J, Shang G, Liu Y, Xie M, Wang G, Wu W, Zhang Z, Dai S, Chen Z J Biol Chem. 2022 Feb 1:101671. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.101671. PMID:35120926^[1]

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References

↑ Ma L, Lu H, Tian Z, Yang M, Ma J, Shang G, Liu Y, Xie M, Wang G, Wu W, Zhang Z, Dai S, Chen Z. Structural insights into the interactions and epigenetic functions of human nucleic acid repair protein ALKBH6. J Biol Chem. 2022 Feb 1:101671. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.101671. PMID:35120926 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.2022.101671

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OCA

[1] Ma L, Lu H, Tian Z, Yang M, Ma J, Shang G, Liu Y, Xie M, Wang G, Wu W, Zhang Z, Dai S, Chen Z. Structural insights into the interactions and epigenetic functions of human nucleic acid repair protein ALKBH6. J Biol Chem. 2022 Feb 1:101671. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.101671. PMID:35120926 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.2022.101671

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