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Structural basis for the suppression of skin cancers by DNA polymerase η

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  • Timothy D. Silverstein

    (Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Box 1677, 1425 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10029, USA)

  • Robert E. Johnson

    (301 University Boulevard, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77755-1061, USA)

  • Rinku Jain

    (Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Box 1677, 1425 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10029, USA)

  • Louise Prakash

    (301 University Boulevard, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77755-1061, USA)

  • Satya Prakash

    (301 University Boulevard, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77755-1061, USA)

  • Aneel K. Aggarwal

    (Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Box 1677, 1425 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10029, USA)

Abstract

DNA polymerase η (Polη) is unique among eukaryotic polymerases in its proficient ability for error-free replication through ultraviolet-induced cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers, and inactivation of Polη (also known as POLH) in humans causes the variant form of xeroderma pigmentosum (XPV). We present the crystal structures of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Polη (also known as RAD30) in ternary complex with a cis-syn thymine-thymine (T-T) dimer and with undamaged DNA. The structures reveal that the ability of Polη to replicate efficiently through the ultraviolet-induced lesion derives from a simple and yet elegant mechanism, wherein the two Ts of the T-T dimer are accommodated in an active site cleft that is much more open than in other polymerases. We also show by structural, biochemical and genetic analysis that the two Ts are maintained in a stable configuration in the active site via interactions with Gln 55, Arg 73 and Met 74. Together, these features define the basis for Polη’s action on ultraviolet-damaged DNA that is crucial in suppressing the mutagenic and carcinogenic consequences of sun exposure, thereby reducing the incidence of skin cancers in humans.

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  • Timothy D. Silverstein & Robert E. Johnson & Rinku Jain & Louise Prakash & Satya Prakash & Aneel K. Aggarwal, 2010. "Structural basis for the suppression of skin cancers by DNA polymerase η," Nature, Nature, vol. 465(7301), pages 1039-1043, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:465:y:2010:i:7301:d:10.1038_nature09104
    DOI: 10.1038/nature09104
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    1. Claudia Lancey & Muhammad Tehseen & Souvika Bakshi & Matthew Percival & Masateru Takahashi & Mohamed A. Sobhy & Vlad S. Raducanu & Kerry Blair & Frederick W. Muskett & Timothy J. Ragan & Ramon Crehuet, 2021. "Cryo-EM structure of human Pol κ bound to DNA and mono-ubiquitylated PCNA," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-14, December.

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