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DNA Structure-Specific Cleavage of DNA-Protein Crosslinks by the SPRTN Protease

  • Hannah K. Reinking
  • , Hyun Seo Kang
  • , Maximilian J. Götz
  • , Hao Yi Li
  • , Anja Kieser
  • , Shubo Zhao
  • , Aleida C. Acampora
  • , Pedro Weickert
  • , Evelyn Fessler
  • , Lucas T. Jae
  • , Michael Sattler
  • , Julian Stingele
  • University of Munich
  • Technical University of Munich
  • Helmholtz Zentrum München German Research Center for Environmental Health

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Abstract

Reinking et al. show that the protease SPRTN degrades DNA-protein crosslinks in a DNA structure-specific manner, which restricts cleavage to biologically relevant scenarios. NMR analysis reveals that specificity is achieved by a bipartite strategy relying on two DNA binding interfaces that recognize single- and double-stranded features within the substrate.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)102-113.e6
JournalMolecular Cell
Volume80
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2020

Keywords

  • DNA repair
  • DNA structure
  • DNA-protein crosslink
  • SPRTN
  • Spartan
  • Wss1
  • formaldehyde
  • protease
  • topoisomerases

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