8S8T

KOD-H4 DNA polymerase mutant in a binary complex with DNA/DNA

8S8T の概要

• エントリーDOI: 10.2210/pdb8s8t/pdb
• 関連するPDBエントリー: 8S84 8S87
• 分子名称: DNA polymerase, DNA (5'-D(*GP*AP*CP*CP*AP*CP*GP*GP*CP*CP*AP*CP*A)-3'), DNA (5'-D(*AP*CP*TP*GP*TP*GP*GP*CP*CP*GP*TP*GP*GP*TP*C)-3'), ... (7 entities in total)
• 機能のキーワード: polymerase, xna, modified nucleotides, reverse transcriptase, transferase
• 由来する生物種: Thermococcus kodakarensis KOD1; 詳細
• タンパク質・核酸の鎖数: 3
• 化学式量合計: 99112.95

構造登録者

Gutfreund, C.,Betz, K. (登録日: 2024-03-07, 公開日: 2025-09-17, 最終更新日: 2026-04-08)

主引用文献

Gutfreund, C.,Betz, K.,Abramov, M.,Coosemans, F.,Holliger, P.,Herdewijn, P.,Marx, A.
Structural insights into a DNA polymerase reading the xeno nucleic acid HNA.
Nucleic Acids Res., 53:-, 2025

PubMed Abstract: Xeno nucleic acids (XNAs) are unnatural analogues of the natural nucleic acids in which the canonical ribose or deoxyribose rings are replaced with alternative sugars, congener structures or even open-ring configurations. The expanding repertoire of XNAs holds significant promise for diverse applications in molecular biology as well as diagnostics and therapeutics. Key advantages of XNAs over natural nucleic acids include their enhanced biostability, superior target affinity and (in some cases) catalytic activity. Natural systems generally lack the mechanisms to transcribe, reverse transcribe or replicate XNAs. This limitation has been overcome through the directed evolution of nucleic acid-modifying enzymes, especially polymerases (pols) and reverse transcriptases (RTs). Despite these advances, the mechanisms by which synthetic RT enzymes read these artificial genetic polymers remain largely unexplored, primarily due to a scarcity of structural information. This study unveils first structural insights into an evolved thermostable DNA pol interacting with the XNA 1,5-anhydrohexitol nucleic acid (HNA), revealing unprecedented HNA nucleotide conformations within a ternary complex with the enzyme. These findings not only deepen our understanding of HNA to DNA reverse transcription but also set the stage for future advancements of this and similar enzymes through deliberate design.

PubMed: 39673482
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkae1156

実験手法

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (3 Å)