8XEE
Human DNMT3B mutant-R823G
Summary for 8XEE
| Entry DOI | 10.2210/pdb8xee/pdb |
| Descriptor | DNA (cytosine-5)-methyltransferase 3B, DNA (cytosine-5)-methyltransferase 3-like, S-ADENOSYL-L-HOMOCYSTEINE (3 entities in total) |
| Functional Keywords | methyltransferase, dna methylation, dna binding protein |
| Biological source | Homo sapiens (human) More |
| Total number of polymer chains | 4 |
| Total formula weight | 112864.08 |
| Authors | |
| Primary citation | Cho, C.C.,Fei, C.Y.,Jiang, B.C.,Yang, W.Z.,Yuan, H.S. Molecular mechanisms for DNA methylation defects induced by ICF syndrome-linked mutations in DNMT3B. Protein Sci., 33:e5131-e5131, 2024 Cited by PubMed Abstract: DNA methyltransferase 3B (DNMT3B) plays a crucial role in DNA methylation during mammalian development. Mutations in DNMT3B are associated with human genetic diseases, particularly immunodeficiency, centromere instability, facial anomalies (ICF) syndrome. Although ICF syndrome-related missense mutations in the DNMT3B have been identified, their precise impact on protein structure and function remains inadequately explored. Here, we delve into the impact of four ICF syndrome-linked mutations situated in the DNMT3B dimeric interface (H814R, D817G, V818M, and R823G), revealing that each of these mutations compromises DNA-binding and methyltransferase activities to varying degrees. We further show that H814R, D817G, and V818M mutations severely disrupt the proper assembly of DNMT3B homodimer, whereas R823G does not. We also determined the first crystal structure of the methyltransferase domain of DNMT3B-DNMT3L tetrameric complex hosting the R823G mutation showing that the R823G mutant displays diminished hydrogen bonding interactions around T775, K777, G823, and Q827 in the protein-DNA interface, resulting in reduced DNA-binding affinity and a shift in sequence preference of +1 to +3 flanking positions. Altogether, our study uncovers a wide array of fundamental defects triggered by DNMT3B mutations, including the disassembly of DNMT3B dimers, reduced DNA-binding capacity, and alterations in flanking sequence preferences, leading to aberrant DNA hypomethylation and ICF syndrome. PubMed: 39290110DOI: 10.1002/pro.5131 PDB entries with the same primary citation |
| Experimental method | X-RAY DIFFRACTION (3.03 Å) |
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