Tangled Up in Knots: Structures of Inactivated Forms of E. coli Class Ia Ribonucleotide Reductase
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Zimanyi, Christina Marie
Ando, Nozomi
Asturias, Francisco J.
Stubbe, JoAnne
Brignole, Edward J
Drennan, Catherine L
Date Issued
August 2012
Journal
Structure
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Elsevier B.V.
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Zimanyi, Christina M., Nozomi Ando, Edward J. Brignole, Francisco J. Asturias, JoAnne Stubbe, and Catherine L. Drennan. “Tangled Up in Knots: Structures of Inactivated Forms of E. coli Class Ia Ribonucleotide Reductase.” Structure 20, no. 8 (August 2012): 1374-1383.
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Abstract
Ribonucleotide reductases (RNRs) provide the precursors for DNA biosynthesis and repair and are successful targets for anticancer drugs such as clofarabine and gemcitabine. Recently, we reported that dATP inhibits E. coli class Ia RNR by driving formation of RNR subunits into α4β4 rings. Here, we present the first X-ray structure of a gemcitabine-inhibited E. coli RNR and show that the previously described α4β4 rings can interlock to form an unprecedented (α4β4)2 megacomplex. This complex is also seen in a higher-resolution dATP-inhibited RNR structure presented here, which employs a distinct crystal lattice from that observed in the gemcitabine-inhibited case. With few reported examples of protein catenanes, we use data from small-angle X-ray scattering and electron microscopy to both understand the solution conditions that contribute to concatenation in RNRs as well as present a mechanism for the formation of these unusual structures.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Environmental Health Sciences
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.str.2012.05.009
