2CRX

STRUCTURE OF THE HOLLIDAY JUNCTION INTERMEDIATE IN CRE-LOXP SITE-SPECIFIC RECOMBINATION


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.50 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.268 
  • R-Value Work: 0.198 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.198 

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Literature

Structure of the Holliday junction intermediate in Cre-loxP site-specific recombination.

Gopaul, D.N.Guo, F.Van Duyne, G.D.

(1998) EMBO J 17: 4175-4187

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/emboj/17.14.4175
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    2CRX, 3CRX

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    We have determined the X-ray crystal structures of two DNA Holliday junctions (HJs) bound by Cre recombinase. The HJ is a four-way branched structure that occurs as an intermediate in genetic recombination pathways, including site-specific recombination by the lambda-integrase family. Cre recombinase is an integrase family member that recombines 34 bp loxP sites in the absence of accessory proteins or auxiliary DNA sequences. The 2.7 A structure of Cre recombinase bound to an immobile HJ and the 2.5 A structure of Cre recombinase bound to a symmetric, nicked HJ reveal a nearly planar, twofold-symmetric DNA intermediate that shares features with both the stacked-X and the square conformations of the HJ that exist in the unbound state. The structures support a protein-mediated crossover isomerization of the junction that acts as the switch responsible for activation and deactivation of recombinase active sites. In this model, a subtle isomerization of the Cre recombinase-HJ quaternary structure dictates which strands are cleaved during resolution of the junction via a mechanism that involves neither branch migration nor helical restacking.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics and Johnson Research Foundation, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.


Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
PROTEIN (CRE RECOMBINASE)C [auth A],
D [auth B]
343Punavirus P1Mutation(s): 0 
UniProt
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UniProt GroupP06956
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains LengthOrganismImage
DNA 35-MERA [auth C],
B [auth D]
35N/A
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.50 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.268 
  • R-Value Work: 0.198 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.198 
  • Space Group: C 2 2 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 106.9α = 90
b = 122.5β = 90
c = 180γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
X-PLORmodel building
X-PLORrefinement
DENZOdata reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling
X-PLORphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 1999-12-14
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-05-22
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2023-08-23
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description