Structural Basis of MicroRNA Biogenesis by Dicer-1 and Its Partner Protein Loqs-PB - complex IIaStructural Basis of MicroRNA Biogenesis by Dicer-1 and Its Partner Protein Loqs-PB - complex IIa

Structural highlights

8dfv is a 3 chain structure with sequence from Drosophila melanogaster. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:Electron Microscopy, Resolution 3.06Å
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Publication Abstract from PubMed

In animals and plants, Dicer enzymes collaborate with double-stranded RNA-binding domain (dsRBD) proteins to convert precursor-microRNAs (pre-miRNAs) into miRNA duplexes. We report six cryo-EM structures of Drosophila Dicer-1 that show how Dicer-1 and its partner Loqs‑PB cooperate (1) before binding pre-miRNA, (2) after binding and in a catalytically competent state, (3) after nicking one arm of the pre-miRNA, and (4) following complete dicing and initial product release. Our reconstructions suggest that pre-miRNA binds a rare, open conformation of the Dicer‑1⋅Loqs‑PB heterodimer. The Dicer-1 dsRBD and three Loqs‑PB dsRBDs form a tight belt around the pre-miRNA, distorting the RNA helix to place the scissile phosphodiester bonds in the RNase III active sites. Pre-miRNA cleavage shifts the dsRBDs and partially closes Dicer-1, which may promote product release. Our data suggest a model for how the Dicer‑1⋅Loqs‑PB complex affects a complete cycle of pre-miRNA recognition, stepwise endonuclease cleavage, and product release.

Structural basis of microRNA biogenesis by Dicer-1 and its partner protein Loqs-PB.,Jouravleva K, Golovenko D, Demo G, Dutcher RC, Hall TMT, Zamore PD, Korostelev AA Mol Cell. 2022 Nov 3;82(21):4049-4063.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2022.09.002. Epub , 2022 Sep 30. PMID:36182693[1]

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References

  1. Jouravleva K, Golovenko D, Demo G, Dutcher RC, Hall TMT, Zamore PD, Korostelev AA. Structural basis of microRNA biogenesis by Dicer-1 and its partner protein Loqs-PB. Mol Cell. 2022 Nov 3;82(21):4049-4063.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2022.09.002. Epub, 2022 Sep 30. PMID:36182693 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2022.09.002

8dfv, resolution 3.06Å

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