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<p>DNA deaminase toxins are involved in interbacterial antagonism and the generation of genetic diversity in surviving bacterial populations. These enzymes have also been adopted as genome engineering tools. The single-stranded (ss)DNA deaminase SsdA is representative of the bacterial deaminase toxin family-2 (BaDTF2), and it deaminates ssDNA cytosines without a strong sequence context dependence, which contrasts with the AID/APOBEC family of sequence-selective ssDNA cytosine deaminases. Here we report the crystal structure of SsdA in complex with a ssDNA substrate. The structure reveals a unique mode of substrate binding, in which a cluster of aromatic residues engages ssDNA in a V-shaped conformation sharply bent across the target cytosine. The bases 5’ or 3’ to the target cytosine are stacked linearly and make mostly sequence non-specific protein contacts, thus explaining the broad substrate selectivity of SsdA. Unexpectedly, SsdA contains a β-amino acid isoaspartate, which is important for enzymatic activity and contributes to the stability of SsdA as a toxin. Structure-function studies helped to design SsdA mutants active in human cells, which could lead to future applications in genome engineering.</p>

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Structural basis for sequence context-independent single-stranded DNA cytosine deamination by the bacterial toxin SsdA

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    2025年10月3日

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  • Lulu Yin,
  • Yanjun Chen,
  • Ke Shi,
  • Emilia Barreto Duran,
  • Reuben S. Harris,
  • Hideki Aihara

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DNA deaminase toxins are involved in interbacterial antagonism and the generation of genetic diversity in surviving bacterial populations. These enzymes have also been adopted as genome engineering tools. The single-stranded (ss)DNA deaminase SsdA is representative of the bacterial deaminase toxin family-2 (BaDTF2), and it deaminates ssDNA cytosines without a strong sequence context dependence, which contrasts with the AID/APOBEC family of sequence-selective ssDNA cytosine deaminases. Here we report the crystal structure of SsdA in complex with a ssDNA substrate. The structure reveals a unique mode of substrate binding, in which a cluster of aromatic residues engages ssDNA in a V-shaped conformation sharply bent across the target cytosine. The bases 5’ or 3’ to the target cytosine are stacked linearly and make mostly sequence non-specific protein contacts, thus explaining the broad substrate selectivity of SsdA. Unexpectedly, SsdA contains a β-amino acid isoaspartate, which is important for enzymatic activity and contributes to the stability of SsdA as a toxin. Structure-function studies helped to design SsdA mutants active in human cells, which could lead to future applications in genome engineering.