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CATH Superfamily 1.10.579.10

DNA Cyclobutane Dipyrimidine Photolyase, subunit A, domain 3

The name of this superfamily has been modified since the most recent official CATH+ release (v4_3_0). At the point of the last release, this superfamily was named:

"
DNA Cyclobutane Dipyrimidine Photolyase, subunit A, domain 3
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FunFam 7: (6-4) photolyase

There are 1 EC terms in this cluster

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EC Term Annotations Evidence
(6-4)DNA photolyase. [EC: 4.1.99.13]
(6-4) photoproduct (in DNA) = 2 pyrimidine residues (in DNA).
  • The overall repair reaction consists of two distinct steps, one of which is light-independent and the other one light-dependent.
  • In the initial light-independent step, a 6-iminium ion is thought to be generated via proton transfer induced by two histidines highly conserved among the (6-4) photolyases.
  • This intermediate spontaneously rearranges to form an oxetane intermediate by intramolecular nucleophilic attack.
  • In the subsequent light-driven reaction, one electron is believed to be transferred from the fully reduced FAD cofactor (FADH(-)) to the oxetane intermediate thus forming a neutral FADH radical and an anionic oxetane radical, which spontaneously fractures.
  • The excess electron is then back-transferred to the flavin radical restoring the fully reduced flavin cofactor and a pair of pyrimidine bases.
 4 A0A083ZLV8 A0A083ZLV8 A9CH39 A9CH39