Summary information and primary citation

PDB-id
5u8i; SNAP-derived features in text and JSON formats; DNAproDB
Class
transferase,lyase-DNA
Method
X-ray (2.45 Å)
Summary
DNA polymerase beta s229l crystallized in peg 400
Reference
Eckenroth BE, Towle-Weicksel JB, Nemec AA, Murphy DL, Sweasy JB, Doublie S (2017): "Remote Mutations Induce Functional Changes in Active Site Residues of Human DNA Polymerase beta." Biochemistry, 56, 2363-2371. doi: 10.1021/acs.biochem.6b01287.
Abstract
With the formidable growth in the volume of genetic information, it has become essential to identify and characterize mutations in macromolecules not only to predict contributions to disease processes but also to guide the design of therapeutic strategies. While mutations of certain residues have a predictable phenotype based on their chemical nature and known structural position, many types of mutations evade prediction based on current information. Described in this work are the crystal structures of two cancer variants located in the palm domain of DNA polymerase β (pol β), S229L and G231D, whose biological phenotype was not readily linked to a predictable structural implication. Structural results demonstrate that the mutations elicit their effect through subtle influences on secondary interactions with a residue neighboring the active site. Residues 229 and 231 are 7.5 and 12.5 Å, respectively, from the nearest active site residue, with a β-strand between them. A residue on this intervening strand, M236, appears to transmit fine structural perturbations to the catalytic metal-coordinating residue D256, affecting its conformational stability.

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