2023
Substrate-independent activation pathways of the CRISPR-Cas9 HNH nuclease
Wang J, Maschietto F, Qiu T, Arantes P, Skeens E, Palermo G, Lisi G, Batista V. Substrate-independent activation pathways of the CRISPR-Cas9 HNH nuclease. Biophysical Journal 2023, 122: 4635-4644. PMID: 37936350, PMCID: PMC10754686, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2023.11.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHNH domainHNH nucleaseHigh fidelity enzymesInduced-fit mechanismActivation pathwayActive stateMolecular dynamics trajectoriesCognate substratesConformation 2Conformational selectionObligate stepAla mutantBackbone amidesΑ-helixSide chainsSingle LysEssential roleNucleasePathwayDynamics trajectoriesResiduesConformationMutantsInterconversion pathwaysCRISPR
2022
Structural Basis for Reduced Dynamics of Three Engineered HNH Endonuclease Lys-to-Ala Mutants for the Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat (CRISPR)-Associated 9 (CRISPR/Cas9) Enzyme
Wang J, Skeens E, Arantes PR, Maschietto F, Allen B, Kyro GW, Lisi GP, Palermo G, Batista VS. Structural Basis for Reduced Dynamics of Three Engineered HNH Endonuclease Lys-to-Ala Mutants for the Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat (CRISPR)-Associated 9 (CRISPR/Cas9) Enzyme. Biochemistry 2022, 61: 785-794. PMID: 35420793, PMCID: PMC9069930, DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.2c00127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort palindromic repeatsSubstrate specificityPalindromic repeatsAla mutantWT enzymeRNA-binding domainAssociated 9 (Cas9) systemForeign DNA sequencesDNA strandsWild-type enzymeDouble-strand breaksEnhanced substrate specificityHNH active siteDynamics of proteinsType II immunityCas9 proteinDNA substratesDNA sequencesStructural basisMutantsAla substitutionDistinct conformationsSingle LysCatalytic siteEnzyme
2015
Structure and function of the N‐terminal domain of the human mitochondrial calcium uniporter
Lee Y, Min CK, Kim TG, Song HK, Lim Y, Kim D, Shin K, Kang M, Kang JY, Youn HS, Lee JG, An JY, Park KR, Lim JJ, Kim JH, Kim JH, Park ZY, Kim YS, Wang J, Kim DH, Eom SH. Structure and function of the N‐terminal domain of the human mitochondrial calcium uniporter. EMBO Reports 2015, 16: 1318-1333. PMID: 26341627, PMCID: PMC4662854, DOI: 10.15252/embr.201540436.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsN-terminal domainMitochondrial calcium uniporterCalcium uniporterHuman mitochondrial calcium uniporterMitochondrial calcium uptake 1CaMKII phosphorylation siteDominant negative effectCell linesMitochondrial calcium uptakePhosphorylation sitesNovel foldDeletion mutantsMCU functionÅ resolutionTumor suppressorHeLa cell lineUniporterMutantsUptake 1Calcium uptakeS92SuppressorOncogeneRegulatorDomain
2011
Variation in Mutation Rates Caused by RB69pol Fidelity Mutants Can Be Rationalized on the Basis of Their Kinetic Behavior and Crystal Structures
Xia S, Wang M, Lee HR, Sinha A, Blaha G, Christian T, Wang J, Konigsberg W. Variation in Mutation Rates Caused by RB69pol Fidelity Mutants Can Be Rationalized on the Basis of Their Kinetic Behavior and Crystal Structures. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2011, 406: 558-570. PMID: 21216248, PMCID: PMC3059800, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2010.12.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDouble mutantMutation rateAmino acid residuesRB69 DNA polymeraseSingle mutantsMutable sequencesPocket mutantsMutantsAcid residuesState kinetic parametersPrimer extensionT4 phageFidelity mutantsNucleotide residuesIncoming dNTPsDNA polymeraseReversion assayTernary complexComplementary strandCrystal structureResiduesBase selectivityPocketPolymeraseMisincorporation
2009
RB69 DNA Polymerase Mutants with Expanded Nascent Base-Pair-Binding Pockets Are Highly Efficient but Have Reduced Base Selectivity
Zhang H, Beckman J, Wang J, Konigsberg W. RB69 DNA Polymerase Mutants with Expanded Nascent Base-Pair-Binding Pockets Are Highly Efficient but Have Reduced Base Selectivity. Biochemistry 2009, 48: 6940-6950. PMID: 19522539, PMCID: PMC2847438, DOI: 10.1021/bi900422b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBase pairsCorrect base pairReplicative DNA polymerasesRB69 polRB69 DNA Polymerase MutantsNascent base pairDouble mutantSingle mutantsTriple mutantNumber of substitutionsWild typeMutantsBacteriophage RB69DNA polymerase mutantsPolymerase mutantsDNA polymeraseBinding pocketsNegative selectionDNA polRapid incorporationCatalytic centerLow incorporation efficiencyG mutationSulfolobus solfataricus Dpo4Base discrimination
2008
Structural basis for base discrimination by RB69 DNA polymerase
Wang M, Klimenko D, Steitz T, Wang J. Structural basis for base discrimination by RB69 DNA polymerase. The FASEB Journal 2008, 22: 593.2-593.2. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.22.1_supplement.593.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTriple mutantApo formStructural basisBase pairsDNA polymeraseReplicative DNA polymerasesWild-type enzymeTernary complexTemplating baseHelix PBase selectivityNascent base pairRB69 DNA polymeraseBase discriminationWild-type PolType enzymeMismatched base pairsMutantsPol mutantsRB69 polPolymeraseComplexesS565Y416Pol
2005
Base Selectivity Is Impaired by Mutants that Perturb Hydrogen Bonding Networks in the RB69 DNA Polymerase Active Site †
Yang G, Wang J, Konigsberg W. Base Selectivity Is Impaired by Mutants that Perturb Hydrogen Bonding Networks in the RB69 DNA Polymerase Active Site †. Biochemistry 2005, 44: 3338-3346. PMID: 15736944, DOI: 10.1021/bi047921x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlanineAmino Acid SubstitutionBase Pair MismatchBinding SitesDeoxyadenine NucleotidesDeoxycytosine NucleotidesDeoxyguanine NucleotidesDNA-Directed DNA PolymeraseEnterobacterHydrogen BondingKineticsNucleotidesPhenylalanineSubstrate SpecificityThymine NucleotidesTolueneTyrosineViral ProteinsConceptsRB69 polRapid chemical quenchHydrogen bonding networkSet of mutantsStopped-flow fluorescencePutative conformational changesPhosphoryl transfer reactionsPolymerase active siteRB69 DNA polymeraseDNA polymerase active siteChemical quenchMolecular basisBonding networkNoncomplementary dNTPsMutantsTransfer reactionsExo enzymesState kinetic parametersConformational changesMismatched basesActive siteExo formCrystal structureDNA polymeraseNucleoside triphosphates