7EGS
The crystal structure of lobe domain of E. coli RNA polymerase complexed with the C-terminal domain of UvrD
Summary for 7EGS
| Entry DOI | 10.2210/pdb7egs/pdb |
| Descriptor | DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta, DNA helicase II, GLYCEROL, ... (4 entities in total) |
| Functional Keywords | tcr, escherichia coli, uvrd, rna polymerase, dna repair, transcription |
| Biological source | Escherichia coli (strain K12) More |
| Total number of polymer chains | 2 |
| Total formula weight | 41753.57 |
| Authors | |
| Primary citation | Bharati, B.K.,Gowder, M.,Zheng, F.,Alzoubi, K.,Svetlov, V.,Kamarthapu, V.,Weaver, J.W.,Epshtein, V.,Vasilyev, N.,Shen, L.,Zhang, Y.,Nudler, E. Crucial role and mechanism of transcription-coupled DNA repair in bacteria. Nature, 604:152-159, 2022 Cited by PubMed Abstract: Transcription-coupled DNA repair (TCR) is presumed to be a minor sub-pathway of nucleotide excision repair (NER) in bacteria. Global genomic repair is thought to perform the bulk of repair independently of transcription. TCR is also believed to be mediated exclusively by Mfd-a DNA translocase of a marginal NER phenotype. Here we combined in cellulo cross-linking mass spectrometry with structural, biochemical and genetic approaches to map the interactions within the TCR complex (TCRC) and to determine the actual sequence of events that leads to NER in vivo. We show that RNA polymerase (RNAP) serves as the primary sensor of DNA damage and acts as a platform for the recruitment of NER enzymes. UvrA and UvrD associate with RNAP continuously, forming a surveillance pre-TCRC. In response to DNA damage, pre-TCRC recruits a second UvrD monomer to form a helicase-competent UvrD dimer that promotes backtracking of the TCRC. The weakening of UvrD-RNAP interactions renders cells sensitive to genotoxic stress. TCRC then recruits a second UvrA molecule and UvrB to initiate the repair process. Contrary to the conventional view, we show that TCR accounts for the vast majority of chromosomal repair events; that is, TCR thoroughly dominates over global genomic repair. We also show that TCR is largely independent of Mfd. We propose that Mfd has an indirect role in this process: it participates in removing obstructive RNAPs in front of TCRCs and also in recovering TCRCs from backtracking after repair has been completed. PubMed: 35355008DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-04530-6 PDB entries with the same primary citation |
| Experimental method | X-RAY DIFFRACTION (1.7 Å) |
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