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A fidelity mechanism in DNA polymerase lambda promotes error-free bypass of 8-oxo-dG.


ABSTRACT: 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-oxo-dG) has high mutagenic potential as it is prone to mispair with deoxyadenine (dA). In order to maintain genomic integrity, post-replicative 8-oxo-dG:dA mispairs are removed through DNA polymerase lambda (Pol ?)-dependent MUTYH-initiated base excision repair (BER). Here, we describe seven novel crystal structures and kinetic data that fully characterize 8-oxo-dG bypass by Pol ?. We demonstrate that Pol ? has a flexible active site that can tolerate 8-oxo-dG in either the anti- or syn-conformation. Importantly, we show that discrimination against the pro-mutagenic syn-conformation occurs at the extension step and identify the residue responsible for this selectivity. This residue acts as a kinetic switch, shunting repair toward long-patch BER upon correct dCMP incorporation, thus enhancing repair efficiency. Moreover, this switch also provides a potential mechanism to increase repair fidelity of MUTYH-initiated BER.

SUBMITTER: Burak MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5282837 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A fidelity mechanism in DNA polymerase lambda promotes error-free bypass of 8-oxo-dG.

Burak Matthew J MJ   Guja Kip E KE   Hambardjieva Elena E   Derkunt Burak B   Garcia-Diaz Miguel M  

The EMBO journal 20160801 18


8-oxo-7,8-dihydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-oxo-dG) has high mutagenic potential as it is prone to mispair with deoxyadenine (dA). In order to maintain genomic integrity, post-replicative 8-oxo-dG:dA mispairs are removed through DNA polymerase lambda (Pol λ)-dependent MUTYH-initiated base excision repair (BER). Here, we describe seven novel crystal structures and kinetic data that fully characterize 8-oxo-dG bypass by Pol λ. We demonstrate that Pol λ has a flexible active site that can tolerate 8-o  ...[more]

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