Solution structure of the lambda integrase amino-terminal domainSolution structure of the lambda integrase amino-terminal domain

Structural highlights

1kjk is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Escherichia virus Lambda. Full experimental information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:Solution NMR
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Function

VINT_LAMBD Integrase is necessary for integration of the phage into the host genome by site-specific recombination. In conjunction with excisionase, integrase is also necessary for excision of the prophage from the host genome.

Evolutionary Conservation

 

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Publication Abstract from PubMed

The integrase protein (Int) from bacteriophage lambda catalyzes the insertion and excision of the viral genome into and out of Escherichia coli. It is a member of the lambda-Int family of site-specific recombinases that catalyze a diverse array of DNA rearrangements in archaebacteria, eubacteria, and yeast and belongs to the subset of this family that possesses two autonomous DNA-binding domains. The heterobivalent properties of Int can be decomposed into a carboxyl-terminal domain that executes the DNA cleavage and ligation reactions and a smaller amino-terminal domain that binds to an array of conserved DNA sites within the phage arms, thereby arranging Int protomers within the higher-order recombinogenic complex. We have determined that residues Met-1 to Leu-64 of Int constitute the minimal arm-type DNA-binding domain (INT-DBD(1-64)) and solved the solution structure by using NMR. We show that the INT-DBD(1-64) is a novel member of the growing family of three-stranded beta-sheet DNA-binding proteins, because it supplements this motif with a disordered amino-terminal basic tail that is important for arm-site binding. A model of the arm-DNA-binding domain recognizing its cognate DNA site is proposed on the basis of similarities with the analogous domain of Tn916 Int and is discussed in relation to other features of the protein.

Arm-site binding by lambda -integrase: solution structure and functional characterization of its amino-terminal domain.,Wojciak JM, Sarkar D, Landy A, Clubb RT Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002 Mar 19;99(6):3434-9. PMID:11904406[1]

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See Also

References

  1. Wojciak JM, Sarkar D, Landy A, Clubb RT. Arm-site binding by lambda -integrase: solution structure and functional characterization of its amino-terminal domain. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002 Mar 19;99(6):3434-9. PMID:11904406 doi:10.1073/pnas.052017999
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