2kuu

Solution Structure of K10 TLS RNA (GC mutant in upper helix)Solution Structure of K10 TLS RNA (GC mutant in upper helix)

Structural highlights 2kuu is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Drosophila melanogaster. Full experimental information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: Solution NMR Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Publication Abstract from PubMed Microtubule-based mRNA transport is widely used to restrict protein expression to specific regions in the cell and has important roles in defining cell polarity and axis determination as well as in neuronal function. However, the structural basis of recognition of cis-acting mRNA localization signals by motor complexes is poorly understood. We have used NMR spectroscopy to describe the first tertiary structure to our knowledge of an RNA element responsible for mRNA transport. The Drosophila melanogaster fs(1)K10 signal, which mediates transport by the dynein motor, forms a stem loop with two double-stranded RNA helices adopting an unusual A'-form conformation with widened major grooves reminiscent of those in B-form DNA. Structure determination of four mutant RNAs and extensive functional assays in Drosophila embryos indicate that the two spatially registered A'-form helices represent critical recognition sites for the transport machinery. Our study provides insights into the basis for RNA cargo recognition and reveals a key biological function encoded by A'-form RNA conformation. A'-form RNA helices are required for cytoplasmic mRNA transport in Drosophila.,Bullock SL, Ringel I, Ish-Horowicz D, Lukavsky PJ Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2010 Jun;17(6):703-9. Epub 2010 May 16. PMID:20473315 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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