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| Title | Elucidation of multiple high-resolution states of human MutSβ by cryo-EM reveals interplay between ATP/ADP binding and heteroduplex DNA recognition. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | Nucleic Acids Res, Vol. 53, Issue 12, Year 2025 |
| Publish date | Jun 20, 2025 |
Authors | Jung-Hoon Lee / Maren Thomsen / Herwin Daub / Gabriel Thieulin-Pardo / Stefan Steinbacher / Agnieszka Sztyler / Vinay Dahiya / Tobias Neudegger / Celia Dominguez / Ravi R Iyer / Hilary A Wilkinson / Edith Monteagudo / Nikolay V Plotnikov / Dan P Felsenfeld / Tasir S Haque / Michael Finley / Julien Boudet / Thomas F Vogt / Brinda C Prasad / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | Human and mouse genetic studies have demonstrated a role for DNA mismatch repair (MMR) molecular machines in modulating the rate of somatic expansion of the huntingtin (HTT) CAG repeats, and onset ...Human and mouse genetic studies have demonstrated a role for DNA mismatch repair (MMR) molecular machines in modulating the rate of somatic expansion of the huntingtin (HTT) CAG repeats, and onset and progression of Huntington's Disease (HD). MutSβ, a key component of the MMR pathway, is a heterodimeric protein of MSH2 and MSH3 that recognizes and initiates the repair of extrahelical DNA extrusions. Loss-of-function of mouse Msh3 and reduced-expression alleles of human MSH3 lead to slower rates of somatic expansion and delayed disease onset in humans, signifying MSH3 as a promising therapeutic target for HD. Here we report biochemical and cryo-electron microscopy analyses of human MutSβ, demonstrating MutSβ undergoes conformational changes induced by nucleotide and DNA binding. We present multiple conformations of MutSβ including the DNA-free MutSβ compatible with precisely complementary base-paired homoduplex DNA binding, two distinct structures of MutSβ bound to (CAG)2 DNA, a sliding clamp form and a DNA-unbound, ATP-bound conformation. Along with evidence for novel conformational states adopted by MutSβ to initiate the MMR cascade, these structures provide a foundation for structure-guided drug discovery. |
External links | Nucleic Acids Res / PubMed:40613711 / PubMed Central |
| Methods | EM (single particle) |
| Resolution | 3.02 - 7.08 Å |
| Structure data | EMDB-16964, PDB-8olx: EMDB-16969, PDB-8om5: EMDB-16971, PDB-8om9: EMDB-16972, PDB-8oma: EMDB-16973, PDB-8omo: EMDB-16974, PDB-8omq: ![]() EMDB-16975: MutSbeta bound to homoduplex plasmid DNA EMDB-19605, PDB-8rz7: EMDB-19606, PDB-8rz8: EMDB-19607, PDB-8rz9: |
| Chemicals | ![]() ChemComp-MG: ![]() ChemComp-ADP: ![]() ChemComp-ATP: ![]() ChemComp-AGS: |
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Keywords | DNA BINDING PROTEIN / PROTEROS BIOSTRUCTURES GMBH / Protein-DNA complex / DNA repair protein complex / DNA REPAIR / MISMATCH RECOGNITION / ABC FAMILY ATPASE |
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