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J Biol Chem, Vol. 274, Issue 31, 21679-21687, July 30, 1999
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From the Mammalian DNA ligases are composed of a conserved
catalytic domain flanked by unrelated sequences. At the C-terminal end
of the catalytic domain, there is a 16-amino acid sequence, known as
the conserved peptide, whose role in the ligation reaction is unknown.
Here we show that conserved positively charged residues at the
C-terminal end of this motif are required for enzyme-AMP formation.
These residues probably interact with the triphosphate tail of ATP,
positioning it for nucleophilic attack by the active site lysine. Amino
acid residues within the sequence RFPR, which is invariant in the
conserved peptide of mammalian DNA ligases, play critical roles in the
subsequent nucleotidyl transfer reaction that produces the
DNA-adenylate intermediate. DNA binding by the N-terminal zinc finger
of DNA ligase III, which is homologous with the two zinc fingers of
poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase, is not required for DNA ligase activity
in vitro or in vivo. However, this zinc finger
enables DNA ligase III to interact with and ligate nicked DNA at
physiological salt concentrations. We suggest that in vivo
the DNA ligase III zinc finger may displace poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase
from DNA strand breaks, allowing repair to occur.
Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute
of Biotechnology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San
Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78245, ¶ UPR 9003 du Centre National
de la Recherche Scientifique, Laboratoire Conventionné avec le
Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, Ecole Supérieure de
Biotechnologie de Strasbourg, Boulevard Sébastien Brant, F-67400
Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France, and
Department of Molecular
Genetics, Glaxo Wellcome Inc.,
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
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