2012
The Hexameric Helicase DnaB Adopts a Nonplanar Conformation during Translocation
Itsathitphaisarn O, Wing RA, Eliason WK, Wang J, Steitz TA. The Hexameric Helicase DnaB Adopts a Nonplanar Conformation during Translocation. Cell 2012, 151: 267-277. PMID: 23022319, PMCID: PMC3597440, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2012.09.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCatalytic DomainCrystallography, X-RayDNA ReplicationDNA, Single-StrandedDnaB HelicasesGeobacillus stearothermophilusModels, MolecularNucleotidesProtein Structure, TertiaryConceptsTranslocation mechanismParental duplex DNAReplicative DNA helicaseNucleotides of ssDNAC-terminal domainDNA helicaseDnaB hexamerHelicase DnaBNTP hydrolysisNascent DNAStructural insightsQuaternary structureDNA templateDuplex DNADNA polymeraseDnaBTranslocationSequential hydrolysisSubunitsUnwindingNucleotidesDNASsDNAHelicasesHelicase
2002
Crystal Structures of the Bacillus stearothermophilus CCA-Adding Enzyme and Its Complexes with ATP or CTP
Li F, Xiong Y, Wang J, Cho HD, Tomita K, Weiner AM, Steitz TA. Crystal Structures of the Bacillus stearothermophilus CCA-Adding Enzyme and Its Complexes with ATP or CTP. Cell 2002, 111: 815-824. PMID: 12526808, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(02)01115-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAmino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceCrystallography, X-RayCytidine TriphosphateDimerizationDNA Polymerase betaGeobacillus stearothermophilusModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataProtein FoldingProtein Structure, TertiaryRNA NucleotidyltransferasesSequence Homology, Amino AcidConceptsCCA-adding enzymeResolution crystal structureDNA polymerase betaImmature tRNAsNew proteinsBase specificityNucleic acid templateBacillus stearothermophilusPalm domainPolymerase betaIncoming ATPTRNAATPTerminusSubunitsCrystal structureActive siteAdditional structural featuresEnzymeCTPStructural featuresComplexesImportant componentTailDomainCrystal Structure of d-Hydantoinase from Bacillus stearothermophilus: Insight into the Stereochemistry of Enantioselectivity † , ‡
Cheon YH, Kim HS, Han KH, Abendroth J, Niefind K, Schomburg D, Wang J, Kim Y. Crystal Structure of d-Hydantoinase from Bacillus stearothermophilus: Insight into the Stereochemistry of Enantioselectivity † , ‡. Biochemistry 2002, 41: 9410-9417. PMID: 12135362, DOI: 10.1021/bi0201567.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsD-hydantoinaseExocyclic substituentsTIM-barrel foldStriking structural similarityApo crystal structureSubstrate recognitionBarrel foldCatalytic chemistryStructural comparisonSide-chain precursorBacillus stearothermophilusCrystal structureAmino acidsStructural similarityDihydroorotaseHydantoinsStereochemistrySubstituentsEnantioselectivityEnzymeStereospecific hydrolysisHydrolysisStructureChemistryHydantoinase