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==Crystal structure of T. thermophilus Argonaute E546 mutant protein complexed with DNA guide strand and 15-nt RNA target strand==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[3hjf]] is a 3 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermus_thermophilus_HB27 Thermus thermophilus HB27]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=3HJF OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=3HJF FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">X-ray diffraction, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 3.056&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=MG:MAGNESIUM+ION'>MG</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=3hjf FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=3hjf OCA], [https://pdbe.org/3hjf PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=3hjf RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/3hjf PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=3hjf ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q746M7_THET2 Q746M7_THET2] 
== Evolutionary Conservation ==
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
The slicer activity of the RNA-induced silencing complex resides within its Argonaute (Ago) component, in which the PIWI domain provides the catalytic residues governing guide-strand mediated site-specific cleavage of target RNA. Here we report on structures of ternary complexes of Thermus thermophilus Ago catalytic mutants with 5'-phosphorylated 21-nucleotide guide DNA and complementary target RNAs of 12, 15 and 19 nucleotides in length, which define the molecular basis for Mg(2+)-facilitated site-specific cleavage of the target. We observe pivot-like domain movements within the Ago scaffold on proceeding from nucleation to propagation steps of guide-target duplex formation, with duplex zippering beyond one turn of the helix requiring the release of the 3'-end of the guide from the PAZ pocket. Cleavage assays on targets of various lengths supported this model, and sugar-phosphate-backbone-modified target strands showed the importance of structural and catalytic divalent metal ions observed in the crystal structures.

Nucleation, propagation and cleavage of target RNAs in Ago silencing complexes.,Wang Y, Juranek S, Li H, Sheng G, Wardle GS, Tuschl T, Patel DJ Nature. 2009 Oct 8;461(7265):754-61. PMID:19812667<ref>PMID:19812667</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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==See Also==
*[[Argonaute 3D structures|Argonaute 3D structures]]
== References ==
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[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Thermus thermophilus HB27]]
[[Category: Li H]]
[[Category: Patel DJ]]
[[Category: Sheng G]]
[[Category: Wang Y]]