Structural basis for processive daughter-strand synthesis and proofreading by the human leading-strand DNA polymerase Pol ε
Abstract During chromosome replication, the nascent leading strand is synthesized by DNA polymerase epsilon (Pol ε), which associates with the sliding clamp processivity factor proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) to form a processive holoenzyme. For high-fidelity DNA synthesis, Pol ε relies on...
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Published in | Nature structural & molecular biology |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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07.08.2024
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Summary: | Abstract During chromosome replication, the nascent leading strand is synthesized by DNA polymerase epsilon (Pol ε), which associates with the sliding clamp processivity factor proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) to form a processive holoenzyme. For high-fidelity DNA synthesis, Pol ε relies on nucleotide selectivity and its proofreading ability to detect and excise a misincorporated nucleotide. Here, we present cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structures of human Pol ε in complex with PCNA, DNA and an incoming nucleotide, revealing how Pol ε associates with PCNA through its PCNA-interacting peptide box and additional unique features of its catalytic domain. Furthermore, by solving a series of cryo-EM structures of Pol ε at a mismatch-containing DNA, we elucidate how Pol ε senses and edits a misincorporated nucleotide. Our structures delineate steps along an intramolecular switching mechanism between polymerase and exonuclease activities, providing the basis for a proofreading mechanism in B-family replicative polymerases. |
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ISSN: | 1545-9993 1545-9985 1545-9985 |
DOI: | 10.1038/s41594-024-01370-y |