1t3n
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Structure of the catalytic core of DNA polymerase Iota in complex with DNA and dTTP
OverviewOverview
Almost all DNA polymerases show a strong preference for incorporating the nucleotide that forms the correct Watson-Crick base pair with the template base. In addition, the catalytic efficiencies with which any given polymerase forms the four possible correct base pairs are roughly the same. Human DNA polymerase-iota (hPoliota), a member of the Y family of DNA polymerases, is an exception to these rules. hPoliota incorporates the correct nucleotide opposite a template adenine with a several hundred to several thousand fold greater efficiency than it incorporates the correct nucleotide opposite a template thymine, whereas its efficiency for correct nucleotide incorporation opposite a template guanine or cytosine is intermediate between these two extremes. Here we present the crystal structure of hPoliota bound to a template primer and an incoming nucleotide. The structure reveals a polymerase that is 'specialized' for Hoogsteen base-pairing, whereby the templating base is driven to the syn conformation. Hoogsteen base-pairing offers a basis for the varied efficiencies and fidelities of hPoliota opposite different template bases, and it provides an elegant mechanism for promoting replication through minor-groove purine adducts that interfere with replication.
About this StructureAbout this Structure
1T3N is a Single protein structure of sequence from Homo sapiens with and as ligands. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
ReferenceReference
Replication by human DNA polymerase-iota occurs by Hoogsteen base-pairing., Nair DT, Johnson RE, Prakash S, Prakash L, Aggarwal AK, Nature. 2004 Jul 15;430(6997):377-80. PMID:15254543
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