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@ARTICLE{Genna:841290,
author = {Genna, Vito and Colombo, Matteo and De Vivo, Marco and
Marcia, Marco},
title = {{S}econd-{S}hell {B}asic {R}esidues {E}xpand the
{T}wo-{M}etal-{I}on {A}rchitecture of {DNA} and {RNA}
{P}rocessing {E}nzymes},
journal = {Structure},
volume = {26},
issn = {0969-2126},
address = {London [u.a.]},
publisher = {Elsevier Science},
reportid = {FZJ-2017-08381},
pages = {40-50},
year = {2018},
abstract = {Synthesis and scission of phosphodiester bonds in DNA and
RNA regulate vital processes within the cell. Enzymes that
catalyze these reactions operate mostly via the recognized
two-metal-ion mechanism. Our analysis reveals that basic
amino acids and monovalent cations occupy structurally
conserved positions nearby the active site of many
two-metal-ion enzymes for which high-resolution (<3 Å)
structures are known, including DNA and RNA polymerases,
nucleases such as Cas9, and splicing ribozymes. Integrating
multiple-sequence and structural alignments with molecular
dynamics simulations, electrostatic potential maps, and
mutational data, we found that these elements always
interact with the substrates, suggesting that they may play
an active role for catalysis, in addition to their
electrostatic contribution. We discuss possible mechanistic
implications of this expanded two-metal-ion architecture,
including inferences on medium-resolution cryoelectron
microscopy structures. Ultimately, our analysis may inspire
future experiments and strategies for enzyme engineering or
drug design to modulate nucleic acid processing.},
cin = {IAS-5 / INM-9},
ddc = {570},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IAS-5-20120330 / I:(DE-Juel1)INM-9-20140121},
pnm = {574 - Theory, modelling and simulation (POF3-574)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-574},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:29225080},
UT = {WOS:000419101700007},
doi = {10.1016/j.str.2017.11.008},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/841290},
}