Direct observation of cytosine flipping and covalent catalysis in a DNA methyltransferase.
Direct observation of cytosine flipping and covalent catalysis in a DNA methyltransferase.
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DOI:
10.1093/nar/gkq1329
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发表时间:
2011-05
影响因子:
14.9
通讯作者:
Klimašauskas S
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作者:
Gerasimaitė R;Merkienė E;Klimašauskas S
Methylation of the five position of cytosine in DNA plays important roles in epigenetic regulation in diverse organisms including humans. The transfer of methyl groups from the cofactor S-adenosyl-l-methionine is carried out by methyltransferase enzymes. Using the paradigm bacterial methyltransferase M.HhaI we demonstrate, in a chemically unperturbed system, the first direct real-time analysis of the key mechanistic events—the flipping of the target cytosine base and its covalent activation; these changes were followed by monitoring the hyperchromicity in the DNA and the loss of the cytosine chromophore in the target nucleotide, respectively. Combined with studies of M.HhaI variants containing redesigned tryptophan fluorophores, we find that the target base flipping and the closure of the mobile catalytic loop occur simultaneously, and the rate of this concerted motion inversely correlates with the stability of the target base pair. Subsequently, the covalent activation of the target cytosine is closely followed by but is not coincident with the methyl group transfer from the bound cofactor. These findings provide new insights into the temporal mechanism of this physiologically important reaction and pave the way to in-depth studies of other base-flipping systems.
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14.9
作者:
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通讯作者:
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影响因子:
4.8
作者:
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通讯作者:
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DOI:
10.1073/pnas.76.7.3266
发表时间:
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影响因子:
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作者:
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通讯作者:
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影响因子:
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作者:
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通讯作者:
Reich, Norbert O.
影响因子:
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