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Dimeric structure of the N-terminal domain of PriB protein from Thermoanaerobacter tengcongensis solved ab initio

Journal Article · · Acta Crystallographica. Section D: Biological Crystallography
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  1. National Cancer Institute, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439 (United States)
  2. Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439 (United States)
  3. Gdansk University of Technology, 80-952 Gdansk (Poland)
The N-terminal domain of the PriB protein from the thermophilic bacterium T. tengcongensis (TtePriB) was expressed and its crystal structure has been solved at the atomic resolution of 1.09 Å by direct methods. PriB is one of the components of the bacterial primosome, which catalyzes the reactivation of stalled replication forks at sites of DNA damage. The N-terminal domain of the PriB protein from the thermophilic bacterium Thermoanaerobacter tengcongensis (TtePriB) was expressed and its crystal structure was solved at the atomic resolution of 1.09 Å by direct methods. The protein chain, which encompasses the first 104 residues of the full 220-residue protein, adopts the characteristic oligonucleotide/oligosaccharide-binding (OB) structure consisting of a five-stranded β-barrel filled with hydrophobic residues and equipped with four loops extending from the barrel. In the crystal two protomers dimerize, forming a six-stranded antiparallel β-sheet. The structure of the N-terminal OB domain of T. tengcongensis shows significant differences compared with mesophile PriBs. While in all other known structures of PriB a dimer is formed by two identical OB domains in separate chains, TtePriB contains two consecutive OB domains in one chain. However, sequence comparison of both the N-terminal and the C-terminal domains of TtePriB suggests that they have analogous structures and that the natural protein possesses a structure similar to a dimer of two N-terminal domains.
OSTI ID:
22351274
Journal Information:
Acta Crystallographica. Section D: Biological Crystallography, Journal Name: Acta Crystallographica. Section D: Biological Crystallography Journal Issue: Pt 12 Vol. 68; ISSN ABCRE6; ISSN 0907-4449
Country of Publication:
Denmark
Language:
English