Zhang H, Barceló J M, Lee B, Kohlhagen G, Zimonjic D B, Popescu N C, Pommier Y
Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-4255, USA.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2001 Sep 11;98(19):10608-13. doi: 10.1073/pnas.191321998. Epub 2001 Aug 28.
Tension generated in the circular mitochondrial genome during replication and transcription points to the need for mtDNA topoisomerase activity. Here we report a 601-aa polypeptide highly homologous to nuclear topoisomerase I. The N-terminal domain of this novel topoisomerase contains a mitochondrial localization sequence and lacks a nuclear localization signal. Therefore, we refer to this polypeptide as top1mt. The pattern of top1mt expression matches the requirement for high mitochondrial activity in specific tissues. top1mt is a type IB topoisomerase that requires divalent metal (Ca(2+) or Mg(2+)) and alkaline pH for optimum activity. The TOP1mt gene is highly homologous to the nuclear TOP1 gene and consists of 14 exons. It is localized on human chromosome 8q24.3.
线粒体环状基因组在复制和转录过程中产生的张力表明需要线粒体DNA拓扑异构酶活性。在此,我们报道了一种与核拓扑异构酶I高度同源的601个氨基酸的多肽。这种新型拓扑异构酶的N端结构域包含一个线粒体定位序列,且缺乏核定位信号。因此,我们将该多肽称为top1mt。top1mt的表达模式与特定组织中线粒体高活性的需求相匹配。top1mt是一种IB型拓扑异构酶,需要二价金属(Ca(2+)或Mg(2+))和碱性pH以达到最佳活性。TOP1mt基因与核TOP1基因高度同源,由14个外显子组成。它定位于人类染色体8q24.3。