The 2.1-Å cocrystal structure of EcoRV endonuclease bound to 5'- CGGGATATCCC, in a crystal lattice isomorphous with the cocrystallized undecamer 5'-AAAGATATCTT previously determined, shows novel base recognition in the major groove of the DNA flanking the GATATC target site. Lys104 of the enzyme interacts through water molecules with the exocyclic N-4 amino groups of flanking cytosines. Steric exclusion of water molecule-binding sites by the 5-methyl group of thymine drives the adoption of alternative water-mediated contacts with AT versus GC flanks. This structure provides a rare example of structural adaptability in the recognition of different DNA sequences by a protein and suggests preferred strategies for the expansion of target site specificity by EcoRV.
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Horton, N. C., & Perona, J. J. (1998). Recognition of flanking DNA sequences by EcoRV endonuclease involves alternative patterns of water-mediated contacts. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 273(34), 21721–21729. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.273.34.21721
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