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Title | Structural mechanism of endonucleolytic processing of blocked DNA ends and hairpins by Mre11-Rad50. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Mol Cell, Vol. 82, Issue 18, Page 3513-33522.e6, Year 2022 |
Publish date | Sep 15, 2022 |
Authors | Fabian Gut / Lisa Käshammer / Katja Lammens / Joseph D Bartho / Anna-Maria Boggusch / Erik van de Logt / Brigitte Kessler / Karl-Peter Hopfner / |
PubMed Abstract | DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) threaten genome stability and are linked to tumorigenesis in humans. Repair of DSBs requires the removal of attached proteins and hairpins through a poorly understood ...DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) threaten genome stability and are linked to tumorigenesis in humans. Repair of DSBs requires the removal of attached proteins and hairpins through a poorly understood but physiologically critical endonuclease activity by the Mre11-Rad50 complex. Here, we report cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM) structures of the bacterial Mre11-Rad50 homolog SbcCD bound to a protein-blocked DNA end and a DNA hairpin. The structures reveal that Mre11-Rad50 bends internal DNA for endonucleolytic cleavage and show how internal DNA, DNA ends, and hairpins are processed through a similar ATP-regulated conformational state. Furthermore, Mre11-Rad50 is loaded onto blocked DNA ends with Mre11 pointing away from the block, explaining the distinct biochemistries of 3' → 5' exonucleolytic and endonucleolytic incision through the way Mre11-Rad50 interacts with diverse DNA ends. In summary, our results unify Mre11-Rad50's enigmatic nuclease diversity within a single structural framework and reveal how blocked DNA ends and hairpins are processed. |
External links | Mol Cell / PubMed:35987200 |
Methods | EM (single particle) |
Resolution | 3.4 - 8.2 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-14391, PDB-7yzo: EMDB-14392: Composite map of two E. coli Mre11-Rad50 (SbcCD) complexes bound to Ku70/80 blocked dsDNA in endonuclease state EMDB-14393, PDB-7yzp: EMDB-14394: C. thermophilum Ku70/80 heterodimer bound to DNA EMDB-14403, PDB-7z03: |
Chemicals | ChemComp-ADP: ChemComp-MG: ChemComp-MN: |
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Keywords | DNA BINDING PROTEIN / ABC-type ATPase / Nuclease / DNA repair |