Crystal structure of E. coli RNA 3' cyclaseCrystal structure of E. coli RNA 3' cyclase

Structural highlights

3kgd is a 4 chain structure with sequence from Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.68Å
Ligands:, , ,
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

RTCA_ECOLI Catalyzes the conversion of 3'-phosphate to a 2',3'-cyclic phosphodiester at the end of RNA. The mechanism of action of the enzyme occurs in 3 steps: (A) adenylation of the enzyme by ATP; (B) transfer of adenylate to an RNA-N3'P to produce RNA-N3'PP5'A; (C) and attack of the adjacent 2'-hydroxyl on the 3'-phosphorus in the diester linkage to produce the cyclic end product. The biological role of this enzyme is unknown but it is likely to function in some aspects of cellular RNA processing.[1]

Evolutionary Conservation

 

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Publication Abstract from PubMed

RNA 3'-phosphate cyclase (RtcA) synthesizes RNA 2',3' cyclic phosphate ends via three steps: reaction with ATP to form a covalent RtcA-AMP intermediate; transfer of adenylate to an RNA 3'-phosphate to form RNA(3')pp(5')A; and attack of the vicinal O2' on the 3'-phosphorus to form a 2',3' cyclic phosphate. Here we report the 1.7 A crystal structure of the RtcA-AMP intermediate, which reveals the mechanism of nucleotidyl transfer. Adenylate is linked via a phosphoamide bond to the His309 Nepsilon atom. A network of hydrogen bonds to the ribose O2' and O3' accounts for the stringent ribonucleotide preference. Adenine is sandwiched in a hydrophobic pocket between Tyr284 and Pro131 and the preference for adenine is enforced by Phe135, which packs against the purine C2 edge. Two sulfates bound near the adenylate plausibly mimic the 3'-terminal and penultimate phosphates of RNA. The structure illuminates how the four alpha2/beta4 domains contribute to substrate binding and catalysis.

Structure of the RNA 3'-phosphate cyclase-adenylate intermediate illuminates nucleotide specificity and covalent nucleotidyl transfer.,Tanaka N, Smith P, Shuman S Structure. 2010 Mar 14;18(4):449-57. PMID:20399182[2]

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References

  1. Genschik P, Drabikowski K, Filipowicz W. Characterization of the Escherichia coli RNA 3'-terminal phosphate cyclase and its sigma54-regulated operon. J Biol Chem. 1998 Sep 25;273(39):25516-26. PMID:9738023
  2. Tanaka N, Smith P, Shuman S. Structure of the RNA 3'-phosphate cyclase-adenylate intermediate illuminates nucleotide specificity and covalent nucleotidyl transfer. Structure. 2010 Mar 14;18(4):449-57. PMID:20399182 doi:10.1016/j.str.2010.01.016

3kgd, resolution 1.68Å

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