Journal: Nature / Year: 2024 Title: Structures, functions and adaptations of the human LINE-1 ORF2 protein. Authors: Eric T Baldwin / Trevor van Eeuwen / David Hoyos / Arthur Zalevsky / Egor P Tchesnokov / Roberto Sánchez / Bryant D Miller / Luciano H Di Stefano / Francesc Xavier Ruiz / Matthew Hancock / ...Authors: Eric T Baldwin / Trevor van Eeuwen / David Hoyos / Arthur Zalevsky / Egor P Tchesnokov / Roberto Sánchez / Bryant D Miller / Luciano H Di Stefano / Francesc Xavier Ruiz / Matthew Hancock / Esin Işik / Carlos Mendez-Dorantes / Thomas Walpole / Charles Nichols / Paul Wan / Kirsi Riento / Rowan Halls-Kass / Martin Augustin / Alfred Lammens / Anja Jestel / Paula Upla / Kera Xibinaku / Samantha Congreve / Maximiliaan Hennink / Kacper B Rogala / Anna M Schneider / Jennifer E Fairman / Shawn M Christensen / Brian Desrosiers / Gregory S Bisacchi / Oliver L Saunders / Nafeeza Hafeez / Wenyan Miao / Rosana Kapeller / Dennis M Zaller / Andrej Sali / Oliver Weichenrieder / Kathleen H Burns / Matthias Götte / Michael P Rout / Eddy Arnold / Benjamin D Greenbaum / Donna L Romero / John LaCava / Martin S Taylor / Abstract: The LINE-1 (L1) retrotransposon is an ancient genetic parasite that has written around one-third of the human genome through a 'copy and paste' mechanism catalysed by its multifunctional enzyme, open ...The LINE-1 (L1) retrotransposon is an ancient genetic parasite that has written around one-third of the human genome through a 'copy and paste' mechanism catalysed by its multifunctional enzyme, open reading frame 2 protein (ORF2p). ORF2p reverse transcriptase (RT) and endonuclease activities have been implicated in the pathophysiology of cancer, autoimmunity and ageing, making ORF2p a potential therapeutic target. However, a lack of structural and mechanistic knowledge has hampered efforts to rationally exploit it. We report structures of the human ORF2p 'core' (residues 238-1061, including the RT domain) by X-ray crystallography and cryo-electron microscopy in several conformational states. Our analyses identified two previously undescribed folded domains, extensive contacts to RNA templates and associated adaptations that contribute to unique aspects of the L1 replication cycle. Computed integrative structural models of full-length ORF2p show a dynamic closed-ring conformation that appears to open during retrotransposition. We characterize ORF2p RT inhibition and reveal its underlying structural basis. Imaging and biochemistry show that non-canonical cytosolic ORF2p RT activity can produce RNA:DNA hybrids, activating innate immune signalling through cGAS/STING and resulting in interferon production. In contrast to retroviral RTs, L1 RT is efficiently primed by short RNAs and hairpins, which probably explains cytosolic priming. Other biochemical activities including processivity, DNA-directed polymerization, non-templated base addition and template switching together allow us to propose a revised L1 insertion model. Finally, our evolutionary analysis demonstrates structural conservation between ORF2p and other RNA- and DNA-dependent polymerases. We therefore provide key mechanistic insights into L1 polymerization and insertion, shed light on the evolutionary history of L1 and enable rational drug development targeting L1.
Evidence: gel filtration, LINE1-RT elution from gel filtration purification step is consistent with monomer
Type
Name
Symmetry operation
Number
identity operation
1_555
x,y,z
1
Buried area
10000 Å2
ΔGint
-3 kcal/mol
Surface area
31300 Å2
Method
PISA
Unit cell
Length a, b, c (Å)
119.349, 84.528, 107.938
Angle α, β, γ (deg.)
90, 91.48, 90
Int Tables number
5
Space group name H-M
C121
-
Components
-
Protein / DNA chain / RNA chain , 3 types, 3 molecules ABC
#1: Protein
RNA-directedDNApolymerase
Mass: 98020.680 Da / Num. of mol.: 1 Source method: isolated from a genetically manipulated source Source: (gene. exp.) Homo sapiens (human) / Production host: Escherichia coli (E. coli) / References: UniProt: G8I2S9, RNA-directed DNA polymerase
#2: DNA chain
DNA (5'-D(P*GP*CP*GP*CP*TP*TP*TP*CP*C)-3')
Mass: 2682.760 Da / Num. of mol.: 1 / Source method: obtained synthetically / Source: (synth.) synthetic construct (others)
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