Two-stage dynamic DNA quality check by xeroderma pigmentosum group C protein
Two-stage dynamic DNA quality check by xeroderma pigmentosum group C protein
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DOI:
10.1038/emboj.2009.187
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发表时间:
2009-08-19
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11.4
通讯作者:
Naegeli, Hanspeter
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作者:
Camenisch, Ulrike;Traeutlein, Daniel;Naegeli, Hanspeter
Xeroderma pigmentosum group C (XPC) protein initiates the DNA excision repair of helix-distorting base lesions. To understand how this versatile subunit searches for aberrant sites within the vast background of normal genomic DNA, the real-time redistribution of fluorescent fusion constructs was monitored after high-resolution DNA damage induction. Bidirectional truncation analyses disclosed a surprisingly short recognition hotspot, comprising similar to 15% of human XPC, that includes two beta-hairpin domains with a preference for non-hydrogen-bonded bases in double-stranded DNA. However, to detect damaged sites in living cells, these DNA-attractive domains depend on the partially DNA-repulsive action of an adjacent beta-turn extension that promotes the mobility of XPC molecules searching for lesions. The key function of this dynamic interaction surface is shown by a site-directed charge inversion, which results in increased affinity for native DNA, retarded nuclear mobility and diminished repair efficiency. These studies reveal a two-stage discrimination process, whereby XPC protein first deploys a dynamic sensor interface to rapidly interrogate the double helix, thus forming a transient recognition intermediate before the final installation of a more static repair-initiating complex. The EMBO Journal (2009) 28, 2387-2399. doi:10.1038/emboj.2009.187; Published online 16 July 2009