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Structure of the helicase core of Werner helicase, a key target in microsatellite instability cancers.

ABSTRACT: Loss of WRN, a DNA repair helicase, was identified as a strong vulnerability of microsatellite instable (MSI) cancers, making WRN a promising drug target. We show that ATP binding and hydrolysis are required for genome integrity and viability of MSI cancer cells. We report a 2.2-Å crystal structure of the WRN helicase core (517-1,093), comprising the two helicase subdomains and winged helix domain but not the HRDC domain or nuclease domains. The structure highlights unusual features. First, an atypical mode of nucleotide binding that results in unusual relative positioning of the two helicase subdomains. Second, an additional ?-hairpin in the second helicase subdomain and an unusual helical hairpin in the Zn2+ binding domain. Modelling of the WRN helicase in complex with DNA suggests roles for these features in the binding of alternative DNA structures. NMR analysis shows a weak interaction between the HRDC domain and the helicase core, indicating a possible biological role for this association. Together, this study will facilitate the structure-based development of inhibitors against WRN helicase.

SUBMITTER: Newman JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7671478 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Structure of the helicase core of Werner helicase, a key target in microsatellite instability cancers.

Newman Joseph A JA   Gavard Angeline E AE   Lieb Simone S   Ravichandran Madhwesh C MC   Hauer Katja K   Werni Patrick P   Geist Leonhard L   Böttcher Jark J   Engen John R JR   Rumpel Klaus K   Samwer Matthias M   Petronczki Mark M   Gileadi Opher O  

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Loss of WRN, a DNA repair helicase, was identified as a strong vulnerability of microsatellite instable (MSI) cancers, making WRN a promising drug target. We show that ATP binding and hydrolysis are required for genome integrity and viability of MSI cancer cells. We report a 2.2-Å crystal structure of the WRN helicase core (517-1,093), comprising the two helicase subdomains and winged helix domain but not the HRDC domain or nuclease domains. The structure highlights unusual features. First, an a  ...[more]

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