Structural basis for recognition and repair of the 3'-phosphate by NExo, a base excision DNA repair nuclease from Neisseria meningitidis
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Abstract
NExo is an enzyme from Neisseria meningitidis that is specialized in the removal of the 3'-phosphate and other 3'-lesions, which are potential blocks for DNA repair. NExo is a highly active DNA 3'-phosphatase, and although it is from the class II AP family it lacks AP endonuclease activity. In contrast, the NExo homologue NApe, lacks 3'-phosphatase activity but is an efficient AP endonuclease. These enzymes act together to protect the meningococcus from DNA damage arising mainly from oxidative stress and spontaneous base loss. In this work, we present crystal structures of the specialized 3'-phosphatase NExo bound to DNA in the presence and absence of a 3'-phosphate lesion. We have outlined the reaction mechanism of NExo, and using point mutations we bring mechanistic insights into the specificity of the 3'-phosphatase activity of NExo. Our data provide further insight into the molecular origins of plasticity in substrate recognition for this class of enzymes. From this we hypothesize that these specialized enzymes lead to enhanced efficiency and accuracy of DNA repair and that this is important for the biological niche occupied by this bacterium.
Date Issued
2018-12-14
Date Acceptance
2018-10-12
Citation
Nucleic Acids Research, 2018, 46 (22), pp.11980-11989
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0305-1048
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Oxford University Press
Start Page
11980
End Page
11989
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Nucleic Acids Research
Volume
46
Issue
22
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This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30329088
PII: 5133625
Subjects
05 Environmental Sciences
06 Biological Sciences
08 Information And Computing Sciences
Developmental Biology
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Published
Coverage Spatial
England
Date Publish Online
2018-10-17