Direct real time observation of base flipping by the EcoRI DNA methyltransferase.

The Journal of Biological Chemistry
B W AllanN O Reich

Abstract

DNA methyltransferases are excellent prototypes for investigating DNA distortion and enzyme specificity because catalysis requires the extrahelical stabilization of the target base within the enzyme active site. The energetics and kinetics of base flipping by the EcoRI DNA methyltransferase were investigated by two methods. First, equilibrium dissociation constants (KDDNA) were determined for the binding of the methyltransferase to DNA containing abasic sites or base analogs incorporated at the target base. Consistent with a base flipping mechanism, tighter binding to oligonucleotides containing destabilized target base pairs was observed. Second, total intensity stopped flow fluorescence measurements of DNA containing 2-aminopurine allowed presteady-state real time observation of the base flipping transition. Following the rapid formation of an enzyme-DNA collision complex, a biphasic increase in total intensity was observed. The fast phase dominated the total intensity increase with a rate nearly identical to k(methylation) determined by rapid chemical quench-flow techniques (Reich, N. O., and Mashoon, N. (1993) J. Biol. Chem. 268, 9191-9193). The restacking of the extrahelical base also revealed biphasic kinetics with the re...Continue Reading

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