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Structural basis for TNA synthesis by an engineered TNA polymerase.


ABSTRACT: Darwinian evolution experiments carried out on xeno-nucleic acid (XNA) polymers require engineered polymerases that can faithfully and efficiently copy genetic information back and forth between DNA and XNA. However, current XNA polymerases function with inferior activity relative to their natural counterparts. Here, we report five X-ray crystal structures that illustrate the pathway by which ?-(L)-threofuranosyl nucleic acid (TNA) triphosphates are selected and extended in a template-dependent manner using a laboratory-evolved polymerase known as Kod-RI. Structural comparison of the apo, binary, open and closed ternary, and translocated product detail an ensemble of interactions and conformational changes required to promote TNA synthesis. Close inspection of the active site in the closed ternary structure reveals a sub-optimal binding geometry that explains the slow rate of catalysis. This key piece of information, which is missing for all naturally occurring archaeal DNA polymerases, provides a framework for engineering new TNA polymerase variants.

SUBMITTER: Chim N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5703726 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Structural basis for TNA synthesis by an engineered TNA polymerase.

Chim Nicholas N   Shi Changhua C   Sau Sujay P SP   Nikoomanzar Ali A   Chaput John C JC  

Nature communications 20171127 1


Darwinian evolution experiments carried out on xeno-nucleic acid (XNA) polymers require engineered polymerases that can faithfully and efficiently copy genetic information back and forth between DNA and XNA. However, current XNA polymerases function with inferior activity relative to their natural counterparts. Here, we report five X-ray crystal structures that illustrate the pathway by which α-(L)-threofuranosyl nucleic acid (TNA) triphosphates are selected and extended in a template-dependent  ...[more]

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