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==Crystal structure of A. aeolicus KsgA at 1.72-Angstrom resolution==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[3ftc]] is a 1 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquifex_aeolicus Aquifex aeolicus]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=3FTC OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=3FTC FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='related'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Related_structure|Related:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat">[[1qyr|1qyr]], [[1zq9|1zq9]], [[1g38|1g38]], [[3ftd|3ftd]], [[3fte|3fte]], [[3ftf|3ftf]]</td></tr>
<tr id='gene'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Gene|Gene:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat">aq_1816, ksgA ([http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&srchmode=5&id=63363 Aquifex aeolicus])</td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=3ftc FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=3ftc OCA], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=3ftc RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/3ftc PDBsum]</span></td></tr>
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== Evolutionary Conservation ==
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Among methyltransferases, KsgA and the reaction it catalyzes are conserved throughout evolution. However, the specifics of substrate recognition by the enzyme remain unknown. Here we report structures of Aquifex aeolicus KsgA, in its ligand-free form, in complex with RNA, and in complex with both RNA and S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH, reaction product of cofactor S-adenosylmethionine), revealing critical structural information on KsgA-RNA and KsgA-SAH interactions. Moreover, the structures show how conformational changes that occur upon RNA binding create the cofactor-binding site. There are nine conserved functional motifs (motifs I-VIII and X) in KsgA. Prior to RNA binding, motifs I and VIII are flexible, each exhibiting two distinct conformations. Upon RNA binding, the two motifs become stabilized in one of these conformations, which is compatible with the binding of SAH. Motif X, which is also stabilized upon RNA binding, is directly involved in the binding of SAH.

Structural basis for binding of RNA and cofactor by a KsgA methyltransferase.,Tu C, Tropea JE, Austin BP, Court DL, Waugh DS, Ji X Structure. 2009 Mar 11;17(3):374-85. PMID:19278652<ref>PMID:19278652</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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==See Also==
*[[Adenosine dimethyltransferase|Adenosine dimethyltransferase]]
== References ==
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[[Category: Aquifex aeolicus]]
[[Category: Ji, X]]
[[Category: Tu, C]]
[[Category: Antibiotic resistance]]
[[Category: Ksga]]
[[Category: Methyltransferase]]
[[Category: Mtase]]
[[Category: Rna methyltransferase]]
[[Category: Rna-binding]]
[[Category: Rossmann-like fold]]
[[Category: Rrna processing]]
[[Category: S-adenosyl-l-methionine]]
[[Category: Transferase]]