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Title | IS21 family transposase cleaved donor complex traps two right-handed superhelical crossings. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Nat Commun, Vol. 14, Issue 1, Page 2335, Year 2023 |
Publish date | Apr 22, 2023 |
Authors | Mercedes Spínola-Amilibia / Lidia Araújo-Bazán / Álvaro de la Gándara / James M Berger / Ernesto Arias-Palomo / |
PubMed Abstract | Transposases are ubiquitous enzymes that catalyze DNA rearrangement events with broad impacts on gene expression, genome evolution, and the spread of drug-resistance in bacteria. Here, we use ...Transposases are ubiquitous enzymes that catalyze DNA rearrangement events with broad impacts on gene expression, genome evolution, and the spread of drug-resistance in bacteria. Here, we use biochemical and structural approaches to define the molecular determinants by which IstA, a transposase present in the widespread IS21 family of mobile elements, catalyzes efficient DNA transposition. Solution studies show that IstA engages the transposon terminal sequences to form a high-molecular weight complex and promote DNA integration. A 3.4 Å resolution structure of the transposase bound to transposon ends corroborates our biochemical findings and reveals that IstA self-assembles into a highly intertwined tetramer that synapses two supercoiled terminal inverted repeats. The three-dimensional organization of the IstA•DNA cleaved donor complex reveals remarkable similarities with retroviral integrases and classic transposase systems, such as Tn7 and bacteriophage Mu, and provides insights into IS21 transposition. |
External links | Nat Commun / PubMed:37087515 / PubMed Central |
Methods | EM (single particle) |
Resolution | 3.35 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-15848, PDB-8b4h: |
Chemicals | ChemComp-MG: |
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Keywords | DNA BINDING PROTEIN / DNA Transposition / Transposase / Cleaved donor complex / DDE domain / IS21 / IstA / Insertion sequence |