Molecular basis for DNA double-strand break annealing and primer extension by an NHEJ DNA polymerase.
Molecular basis for DNA double-strand break annealing and primer extension by an NHEJ DNA polymerase.
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10.1016/j.celrep.2013.10.016
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2013-11-27
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影响因子:
8.8
通讯作者:
Doherty AJ
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Brissett NC;Martin MJ;Bartlett EJ;Bianchi J;Blanco L;Doherty AJ
Nonhomologous end-joining (NHEJ) is one of the major DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair pathways. The mechanisms by which breaks are competently brought together and extended during NHEJ is poorly understood. As polymerases extend DNA in a 5′-3′ direction by nucleotide addition to a primer, it is unclear how NHEJ polymerases fill in break termini containing 3′ overhangs that lack a primer strand. Here, we describe, at the molecular level, how prokaryotic NHEJ polymerases configure a primer-template substrate by annealing the 3′ overhanging strands from opposing breaks, forming a gapped intermediate that can be extended in trans. We identify structural elements that facilitate docking of the 3′ ends in the active sites of adjacent polymerases and reveal how the termini act as primers for extension of the annealed break, thus explaining how such DSBs are extended in trans. This study clarifies how polymerases couple break-synapsis to catalysis, providing a molecular mechanism to explain how primer extension is achieved on DNA breaks. Structure of a NHEJ polymerase bound to an annealed DNA double-strand break Break synapsis is stabilized by microhomology and polymerase surface loops 3′ hydroxyl of the primer strand is positioned into active-site pocket in trans Templating base selection relies on loop 1 and conserved phenylalanine residues In this article, Brissett and colleagues have elucidated the molecular basis for the extension of the termini of a synapsed DNA double-strand break by a mycobacterial NHEJ repair polymerase. This structure captures the moments after the break has been annealed back together, revealing how the broken ends are positioned into the active site of adjacent polymerases in readiness for filling in of the remaining gaps to, ultimately, facilitate rejoining of the break by DNA ligase.
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DOI:
10.1107/s0907444905036693
发表时间:
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影响因子:
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DOI:
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期刊:
The Biochemical journal
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