A zinc linchpin motif in the MUTYH glycosylase interdomain connector is required for efficient repair of DNA damage.
Mammalian MutY glycosylases have a unique architecture that features an interdomain connector (IDC) that joins the catalytic N-terminal domain and 8-oxoguanine (OG) recognition C-terminal domain. The IDC has been shown to be a hub for interactions with protein partners involved in coordinating downstream repair events and signaling apoptosis. Herein, a previously unidentified zinc ion and its coordination by three Cys residues of the IDC region of eukaryotic MutY organisms were characterized by mutagenesis, ICP-MS, and EXAFS. In vitro kinetics and cellular assays on WT and Cys to Ser mutants have revealed an important function for zinc coordination on overall protein stability, iron-sulfur cluster insertion, and ability to mediate DNA damage repair. We propose that this "zinc linchpin" motif serves to structurally organize the IDC and coordinate the damage recognition and base excision functions of the C- and N-terminal domains.
Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis , One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, United States.
Lisa M
LM
Engstrom
Megan K
MK
Brinkmeyer
Yang
Y
Ha
Alan G
AG
Raetz
Britt
B
Hedman
Keith O
KO
Hodgson
Edward I
EI
Solomon
Sheila S
SS
David
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D003545:Cysteine / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004249:DNA Damage; D045647:DNA Glycosylases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D045643:DNA Repair Enzymes / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D051379:Mice; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016296:Mutagenesis; D011487:Protein Conformation; D012694:Serine / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D017967:Zinc Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
D017967:Zinc Compounds; D012694:Serine; D045647:DNA Glycosylases; C061738:mutY adenine glycosylase; D045643:DNA Repair Enzymes; D003545:Cysteine