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Structural basis for the coiled-coil architecture of human CtIP.

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Authors

Morton, CR 
Rzechorzek, NJ 
Maman, JD 

Abstract

The DNA repair factor CtIP has a critical function in double-strand break (DSB) repair by homologous recombination, promoting the assembly of the repair apparatus at DNA ends and participating in DNA-end resection. However, the molecular mechanisms of CtIP function in DSB repair remain unclear. Here, we present an atomic model for the three-dimensional architecture of human CtIP, derived from a multi-disciplinary approach that includes X-ray crystallography, small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and diffracted X-ray tracking (DXT). Our data show that CtIP adopts an extended dimer-of-dimers structure, in agreement with a role in bridging distant sites on chromosomal DNA during the recombinational repair. The zinc-binding motif in the CtIP N-terminus alters dynamically the coiled-coil structure, with functional implications for the long-range interactions of CtIP with DNA. Our results provide a structural basis for the three-dimensional arrangement of chains in the CtIP tetramer, a key aspect of CtIP function in DNA DSB repair.

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Peer reviewed: True

Keywords

DNA repair, coiled-coil structure, human CtIP, Amino Acid Sequence, Endodeoxyribonucleases, Humans, Models, Molecular, Mutation, Protein Conformation, Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs, Protein Multimerization, Protein Structure, Secondary, Recombinant Proteins, Spectrum Analysis, Structure-Activity Relationship, X-Ray Diffraction

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Open Biol

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Journal ISSN

2046-2441
2046-2441

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The Royal Society
Sponsorship
Wellcome Trust (104641/Z/14/Z)
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