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. 2021 Sep 4;100(3):351–372. doi: 10.1007/s00109-021-02131-w

Table 1.

Selection of amino-acid positions/mutations in SAMHD1 in various cancers or AGS

Amino acid position Described function/structural significance Mutation Associated disease Functional consequence of mutation
H123 Primary allosteric dGTP/GTP-binding site [49] 120_123del AGS [6] Reduced LINE-1 restriction [99]
H123P AGS [6, 43] Subcellular localization affected, partially nuclear and cytosolic [37]; reduced LINE-1 restriction [99]; no oligomerization [37]
H123Y Skin melanoma [ICGC]
V133 V133I Colon adenocarcinoma [26] Reduced dNTPase activity [26]
D137 Primary allosteric dGTP/GTP-binding site [1, 100] D137A - Loss of dNTPase activity and HIV-1 restriction [1, 101]
D137H Uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma [ICGC]
D137N Colon adenocarcinoma [ICGC]
Q142 Primary allosteric dGTP/GTP-binding site [1, 100] Q142A - Reduced dNTPase activity [1]
Q142X Esophageal adenocarcinoma [ICGC]
R143 Points from primary allosteric dGTP/GTP-binding site to the rear of the active site [50] R143C AGS [6, 43]; uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma [ICGC] Subcellular localization affected, partially nuclear and cytosolic [37]; no oligomerization [37]; loss of HIV-1 restriction [50]
R143H AGS [6, 43]; liver hepatocellular carcinoma [ICGC] Subcellular localization affected, partially nuclear and cytosolic [37]; reduced LINE-1 restriction [99]; no oligomerization [37]
R143X AGS [43]
R145 Primary allosteric dGTP/GTP-binding site [1] R145A - Loss of dNTPase activity [1, 50]
R145Q AGS [6, 43]; CLL [15]; colon adenocarcinoma [ICGC] Subcellular localization affected, partially nuclear and cytosolic [43]; reduced LINE-1 [99] and loss of HIV-1 restriction [50]; no oligomerization [37]; loss of dNTPase activity [1]
R145X AGS [6, 43]; CLL [15]; pancreatic adenocarcinoma [ICGC]; uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma [ICGC] Subcellular localization affected, partially nuclear and cytosolic [43]
R164 Forms salt bridge with phosphate group of dNTP bound to active site [1, 101] R164A - Loss of dNTPase activity [1, 50]
R164Q Pancreatic adenocarcinoma [ICGC]; uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma [ICGC]
R164X AGS [43] Subcellular localization affected, partially nuclear and cytosolic [43]
H167 Coordinates cation in active site [1, 101] H167Y AGS [43] Subcellular localization affected, partially nuclear and cytosolic [37]; reduced LINE-1 and HIV-1 restriction [37, 99]; no oligomerization [37]; reduced/loss of dNTPase activity [37]
I201 I201N AGS [6, 43]; CLL [15] Subcellular localization affected, mainly cytosolic [43] /partially nuclear and cytosolic [37]; reduced LINE-1 and HIV-1 restriction [37, 99]; reduced oligomerization [37]; reduced/loss of dNTPase activity [37]
H206 Coordinates cation in active site [1, 101] H206A/D207A - Loss of dNTPase activity [1]; proficient in HR and DNA end resection [4]
H206R CLL [15]
H206Y Skin cutaneous melanoma [ICGC]
D207 Coordinates cation in active site [1, 101] H206A/D207A - Loss of dNTPase activity [1]; proficient in HR and DNA end resection [4]
D207Y Colon adenocarcinoma [26]
G209 G209C Lung squamous cell carcinoma [ICGC]
G209S AGS [6, 43] Subcellular localization affected, partially nuclear and cytosolic [43]; reduced LINE-1 restriction [99], but restrictive against HIV-1 [37]; normal oligomerization and dNTPase activity [37]
F217 F217C AGS [43] Subcellular localization affected, partially nuclear and cytosolic [37]; reduced HIV-1 restriction [37]; no oligomerization [37]; reduced/loss of dNTPase activity [37]
F217X AGS [43]
R226 R226G AGS [43] Subcellular localization affected, partially nuclear and cytosolic [37]; reduced HIV-1 restriction [37]; strongly reduced oligomerization [37]; reduced/loss of dNTPase activity [37]
R226H Colon adenocarcinoma [26]
H233 Forms salt bridge with phosphate group of dNTP bound to active site [1] H233A - Reduced dNTPase activity [1]; loss of HIV-1 restriction [50]
H233Y Liver hepatocellular carcinoma [ICGC]
M254 M254I CLL [44, 102, 103]; skin cutaneous melanoma [ICGC]
M254V AGS [6, 43] Subcellular localization affected, mainly cytosolic [43]/partially nuclear and cytosolic [37]; reduced LINE-1 and HIV-1 restriction [37, 99]; normal oligomerization [37]; reduced/loss of dNTPase activity [37]
R290 R290C CLL [15]
R290H AGS [43]; solon adenocarcinoma [ICGC]; stomach adenocarcinoma [ICGC] Subcellular localization affected, partially nuclear and cytosolic [37]; reduced LINE-1 restriction [99]; no oligomerization [37]
R290S Liver hepatocellular carcinoma [ICGC]
R290X CLL [44, 102]
R305 R305A Rectum adenocarcinoma [ICGC] Loss of dNTPase activity and loss of ssDNA cleavage activity [45]
D311 Coordinates cation in active site [1] D311A - Subcellular localization not affected, mainly nuclear [37]; reduced HIV-1 restriction [37]; normal oligomerization [37]; reduced/loss of dNTPase activity [1, 37]
D311E Breast invasive carcinoma [ICGC]
R333 Secondary allosteric dNTP-binding site [49, 101] R333C Uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma [ICGC]
R333E - Reduced tetramer formation and dNTPase activity [101]
R333H AGS [ICGC]; breast invasive carcinoma [ICGC]; pediatric brain tumor [ICGC]; uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma [ICGC]
R333S Breast invasive carcinoma [ICGC]
A338 A338T Colon adenocarcinoma [26] Reduced dNTPase activity [26]
A338V Colon adenocarcinoma [ICGC]
Y360 ssDNA binding [55] Y360H CLL [103]
H364 Forms hydrogen bonds at dimer-dimer interface [53]; ssDNA binding [55] H364K - Reduced tetramer formation and dNTPase activity [53]
H364Q Liver hepatocellular carcinoma [ICGC]
H364Y Lung adenocarcinoma [ICGC]
R366 Interacts with dNTP bound to active site [101] R366C CLL [17]
R366H Colon adenocarcinoma [26] Reduced dNTPase activity [26]
L369 Located at tetramer interface [49] L369S AGS [6, 43] Subcellular localization affected, partially nuclear and cytosolic [37, 43]; reduced HIV-1 restriction [37]; reduced oligomerization [37]; reduced/loss of dNTPase activity [37]
M385 Primary allosteric dGTP/GTP-binding site [49] M385V AGS [6, 43] Subcellular localization affected, partially nuclear and cytosolic [37]; reduced HIV-1 restriction [37]; no oligomerization [37]; reduced/loss of dNTPase activity [37]
R442 R442X AGS [6, 43]; uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma [ICGC] Subcellular localization affected, partially nuclear and cytosolic [37, 43]; reduced LINE-1 and HIV-1 restriction [37, 99]; no oligomerization [37]; reduced/loss of dNTPase activity [37]
I448 I448T AGS [43]; malignant lymphoma [ICGC] Subcellular localization affected, partially nuclear and cytosolic [37]; reduced HIV-1 restriction [37]; reduced oligomerization [37]; reduced/loss of dNTPase activity [37]
R451 Primary allosteric dGTP/GTP-binding site [49, 101] R451C CLL [15]; skin melanoma [ICGC]
R451E - Reduced tetramer formation and loss of dNTPase activity [101, 104]
R451H CLL [16]
R451L CLL [15]
R451P Colon adenocarcinoma [26]
R451S Liver hepatocellular carcinoma [ICGC]
K484 Conserved residue, located on SAMHD1 surface [4] K484T Gastric cancer [4] Reduced interaction with CtIP (leading to impaired DNA end resection after DNA damage), no influence on dNTPase activity [4]
D497 D497Y Colon adenocarcinoma [26] No dNTPase activity [26]
Y521 ssDNA binding [55] Y521C CLL [16]
Y521D Myeloma [105]
F545 ssDNA binding [55] F545L CLL [15]
Q548 Second shell residue between activator and active site [104] Q548A - Subcellular localization affected, partially nuclear and cytosolic [37]; reduced HIV-1 restriction [37]; normal oligomerization and dNTPase activity [37, 104]; reduced binding to ssDNA and ssRNA, reduced ssDNA cleavage [45]
Q548X AGS [6, 43] Subcellular localization affected, partially nuclear and cytosolic [37, 43]; reduced LINE-1 and HIV-1 restriction [37, 99]; no oligomerization [37]; reduced/loss of dNTPase activity [37]

Selection of most interesting mutations that either have reported known functional consequences or a known involvement of the respective amino acid in structural integrity/cellular functions