The enzyme catalyses the ligation of DNA strands with 3'-hydroxyl and 5'-phosphate termini, forming a phosphodiester and sealing certain types of single-strand breaks in duplex DNA. Catalysis occurs by a three-step mechanism, starting with the activation of the enzyme by ATP, forming a phosphoramide bond between adenylate and a lysine residue. The adenylate group is then transferred to the 5'-phosphate terminus of the substrate, forming the capped structure 5'-(5'-diphosphoadenosine)-[DNA]. Finally, the enzyme catalyses a nucleophilic attack of the 3'-OH terminus on the capped terminus, which results in formation of the phosphodiester bond and release of the adenylate. RNA can also act as substrate, to some extent. cf. EC 6.5.1.2, DNA ligase (NAD+), EC 6.5.1.6, DNA ligase (ATP or NAD+), and EC 6.5.1.7, DNA ligase (ATP, ADP or GTP).
dna ligase, dna repair enzyme, dna ligase i, t4 dna ligase, dna ligase iv, dna ligase iii, ligase 1, dna ligase ii, polynucleotide ligase, dna ligase 1, more
The enzyme catalyses the ligation of DNA strands with 3'-hydroxyl and 5'-phosphate termini, forming a phosphodiester and sealing certain types of single-strand breaks in duplex DNA. Catalysis occurs by a three-step mechanism, starting with the activation of the enzyme by ATP, forming a phosphoramide bond between adenylate and a lysine residue. The adenylate group is then transferred to the 5'-phosphate terminus of the substrate, forming the capped structure 5'-(5'-diphosphoadenosine)-[DNA]. Finally, the enzyme catalyses a nucleophilic attack of the 3'-OH terminus on the capped terminus, which results in formation of the phosphodiester bond and release of the adenylate. RNA can also act as substrate, to some extent. cf. EC 6.5.1.2, DNA ligase (NAD+), EC 6.5.1.6, DNA ligase (ATP or NAD+), and EC 6.5.1.7, DNA ligase (ATP, ADP or GTP).
novel form of enzyme different from DNA ligase I: has a unique binding site, which has an absolute requirement for single-strand breaks, unable to join blunt-ended DNA, even in the presence of polyethylene glycol concentrations which stimulate such joining by DNA ligase I and T4 DNA ligase, the enzyme lacks the AMP-dependent nicking/closing reaction
DNA ligase III: repairs single-strand breaks in DNA, but is unable to perform either blunt end ligation or AMP-dependent relaxation of supercoiled DNA. The enzyme can join both the oligo(dT)*poly(rA) and oligo(rA)*poly(dT) hybrid substrates
antibodies raised against the 130000 MW polypeptide of DNA ligase I specifically recognize this species in an immunoblot and inhibit only the activity of DNA ligase I