DNA BINDING PROTEIN/DNA / single-stranded binding protein / DNA BINDING PROTEIN / mitochondrial SSB / SSB / mitochondrial replication protein / DNA BINDING PROTEIN-DNA complex
Function / homology
Function and homology information
positive regulation of mitochondrial DNA replication / positive regulation of helicase activity / mitochondrial DNA replication / DNA unwinding involved in DNA replication / mitochondrial nucleoid / Mitochondrial protein degradation / Transcriptional activation of mitochondrial biogenesis / single-stranded DNA binding / protein homotetramerization / mitochondrial matrix ...positive regulation of mitochondrial DNA replication / positive regulation of helicase activity / mitochondrial DNA replication / DNA unwinding involved in DNA replication / mitochondrial nucleoid / Mitochondrial protein degradation / Transcriptional activation of mitochondrial biogenesis / single-stranded DNA binding / protein homotetramerization / mitochondrial matrix / chromatin binding / protein homodimerization activity / mitochondrion / RNA binding / extracellular exosome / identical protein binding / nucleus Similarity search - Function
Single-stranded DNA-binding protein / Single-strand binding protein family / Single-strand binding (SSB) domain profile. / Primosome PriB/single-strand DNA-binding / Nucleic acid-binding, OB-fold Similarity search - Domain/homology
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIH/NIEHS)
Z01 ES065078
United States
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIH/NIEHS)
Z01 ES065078
United States
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIH/NIEHS)
ZIC ES 103326
United States
Citation
Journal: Nucleic Acids Res / Year: 2024 Title: Structures of the mitochondrial single-stranded DNA binding protein with DNA and DNA polymerase γ. Authors: Amanda A Riccio / Jonathan Bouvette / Lars C Pedersen / Shruti Somai / Robert C Dutcher / Mario J Borgnia / William C Copeland / Abstract: The mitochondrial single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) binding protein, mtSSB or SSBP1, binds to ssDNA to prevent secondary structures of DNA that could impede downstream replication or repair processes. ...The mitochondrial single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) binding protein, mtSSB or SSBP1, binds to ssDNA to prevent secondary structures of DNA that could impede downstream replication or repair processes. Clinical mutations in the SSBP1 gene have been linked to a range of mitochondrial disorders affecting nearly all organs and systems. Yet, the molecular determinants governing the interaction between mtSSB and ssDNA have remained elusive. Similarly, the structural interaction between mtSSB and other replisome components, such as the mitochondrial DNA polymerase, Polγ, has been minimally explored. Here, we determined a 1.9-Å X-ray crystallography structure of the human mtSSB bound to ssDNA. This structure uncovered two distinct DNA binding sites, a low-affinity site and a high-affinity site, confirmed through site-directed mutagenesis. The high-affinity binding site encompasses a clinically relevant residue, R38, and a highly conserved DNA base stacking residue, W84. Employing cryo-electron microscopy, we confirmed the tetrameric assembly in solution and capture its interaction with Polγ. Finally, we derived a model depicting modes of ssDNA wrapping around mtSSB and a region within Polγ that mtSSB binds.