RPA2_OBF_family: A family of oligonucleotide binding (OB) folds with similarity to the OB fold of the single strand (ss) DNA-binding domain (DBD)-D of human RPA2 (also called RPA32). RPA2 is a subunit of Replication protein A (RPA). RPA is a nuclear ssDNA-binding protein (SSB) which appears to be involved in all aspects of DNA metabolism including replication, recombination, and repair. RPA also mediates specific interactions of various nuclear proteins. In animals, plants, and fungi, RPA is a heterotrimer with subunits of 70KDa (RPA1), 32kDa (RPA2), and 14 KDa (RPA3). RPA contains six OB folds, which are involved in ssDNA binding and in trimerization. The ssDNA binding mechanism is believed to be multistep and to involve conformational change. This family also includes OB folds similar to those found in Escherichia coli SSB, the wedge domain of E. coli RecG (a branched-DNA-specific helicase), E. coli ssDNA specific exodeoxyribonuclease VII large subunit, Pyrococcus abyssi DNA polymerase II (Pol II) small subunit, Sulfolobus solfataricus SSB, and Bacillus subtilis YhaM (a 3'-to-5'exoribonuclease). It also includes the OB folds of breast cancer susceptibility gene 2 protein (BRCA2), Oxytricha nova telomere end binding protein (TEBP), Saccharomyces cerevisiae telomere-binding protein (Cdc13), and human protection of telomeres 1 protein (POT1).
Comment:Based on similarity to various OB folds with structures.
Comment:The generic binding surface I contains nucleic acid partners in most OB-fold complexes. In some cases, this surface may also contain the sites for protein-protein interaction.
Structure:1MJE_A; Human BRCA2 fragment (containing an internal deletion) binds oligo(dT)9; defined at 3.5A contacts between the third OB fold (OB3) and ssDNA.
Comment:BRCA2 is a large nuclear protein consisting five structural domains, three of which are OB folds (OB1, OB2, and OB3). OB2 contains an internal insertion named the tower domain. For the BRCA2 fragment in the 1MJE_A structure, this insertion has been deleted.
Structure:1JMC_A; Human RPA1 binds octadeoxycytosine; defined at 3.5A contacts.
Comment:RPA1 has four OB-fold domains: DBD-A, -B, -C, and an N-terminal RPA1N domain. RPA1N (also called RPA70N) participates in specific protein-protein interactions, DBD-A and -B are the principal DNA binding domains, and DBD-C interacts with RPA2 and RPA3.
Structure:1OTC; Sterkiella nova heterodimeric TEBP binds telomeric ssDNA; defined at 3.5A contacts.
Comment:Oxytricha nova TEBP contains four OB folds - three in the alpha subunit (two in the N-terminal domain and one in the C-terminal domain) and one in the beta subunit. Together with the two OB folds of the alpha subunit N-terminal domain, the beta subunit OB fold forms a deep cleft that binds ssDNA.
Structure:1EYG_D; Escherichia coli SSB monomer binds 35-mer ssDNA; defined at 3.5A contacts.
Comment:The E. coli SSB is a homotetramer that can bind long ssDNAs via a variety of binding modes, which differ in the number of nucleotides occluded per tetramer. The 1EYG structure shows E. coli SSB bound to two 35-mer ssDNAs.