2ja7
CPD LESION CONTAINING RNA POLYMERASE II ELONGATION COMPLEX C
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OverviewOverview
Cells use transcription-coupled repair (TCR) to efficiently eliminate DNA lesions such as ultraviolet light-induced cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPDs). Here we present the structure-based mechanism for the first step in eukaryotic TCR, CPD-induced stalling of RNA polymerase (Pol) II. A CPD in the transcribed strand slowly passes a translocation barrier and enters the polymerase active site. The CPD 5'-thymine then directs uridine misincorporation into messenger RNA, which blocks translocation. Artificial replacement of the uridine by adenosine enables CPD bypass; thus, Pol II stalling requires CPD-directed misincorporation. In the stalled complex, the lesion is inaccessible, and the polymerase conformation is unchanged. This is consistent with nonallosteric recruitment of repair factors and excision of a lesion-containing DNA fragment in the presence of Pol II.
About this StructureAbout this Structure
2JA7 is a Protein complex structure of sequences from Saccharomyces cerevisiae with and as ligands. Active as DNA-directed RNA polymerase, with EC number 2.7.7.6 Known structural/functional Site: . Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
ReferenceReference
CPD damage recognition by transcribing RNA polymerase II., Brueckner F, Hennecke U, Carell T, Cramer P, Science. 2007 Feb 9;315(5813):859-62. PMID:17290000
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