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Crystal structure of the catalytic core of Rad2: insights into the mechanism of substrate binding.

ABSTRACT: Rad2/XPG belongs to the flap nuclease family and is responsible for a key step of the eukaryotic nucleotide excision DNA repair (NER) pathway. To elucidate the mechanism of DNA binding by Rad2/XPG, we solved crystal structures of the catalytic core of Rad2 in complex with a substrate. Rad2 utilizes three structural modules for recognition of the double-stranded portion of DNA substrate, particularly a Rad2-specific ?-helix for binding the cleaved strand. The protein does not specifically recognize the single-stranded portion of the nucleic acid. Our data suggest that in contrast to related enzymes (FEN1 and EXO1), the Rad2 active site may be more accessible, which would create an exit route for substrates without a free 5' end.

SUBMITTER: Mietus M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4176360 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Crystal structure of the catalytic core of Rad2: insights into the mechanism of substrate binding.

Miętus Michał M Nowak Elżbieta E Jaciuk Marcin M Kustosz Paweł P Studnicka Justyna J Nowotny Marcin M

Nucleic acids research 20140812 16

Rad2/XPG belongs to the flap nuclease family and is responsible for a key step of the eukaryotic nucleotide excision DNA repair (NER) pathway. To elucidate the mechanism of DNA binding by Rad2/XPG, we solved crystal structures of the catalytic core of Rad2 in complex with a substrate. Rad2 utilizes three structural modules for recognition of the double-stranded portion of DNA substrate, particularly a Rad2-specific α-helix for binding the cleaved strand. The protein does not specifically recogni ...[more]

PMID: 25120270

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