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<StructureSection load='1ze2' size='400' side='right' caption='tRNA pseudouridine synthase complex with RNA that contains pseudouridine monophosphate [[1ze2]]' scene='46/465439/Cv/1' pspeed='8'> | |||
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==Function== | |||
[[Pseudouridine]] is an abundant modified nucleoside found in RNA molecules. It is formed post-transcriptionally in RNA molecules by isomerization of the bond between base and ribose in uridine. There are two major types of enzymes that catalyze this reaction: | |||
* [[RNA-guided pseudouridine synthase]] -- Some ribonucleoproteins (complexes of proteins and small RNAs) have been identified in archaea and eukaryotes to catalyze these reactions. The small RNA in the complex serves as a guide element to select the site of modification through base-pairing with the target RNA molecule. | |||
* [[Guide-independent Pseudouridine synthase|Guide-independent pseudouridine synthase]] -- The alternative to using the RNA-guided mechanism for pseudouridine formation is a [[Guide-independent Pseudouridine synthase|guide-independent mechanism]] acting through protein-only enzymes to catalyze the isomerization. | |||
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The conversion of uridine to pseudouridine is accompanied by a conformational change of pseudouridine synthase<ref>PMID:14990747</ref>. <scene name='46/465439/Cv/4'>tRNA pseudouridine synthase binding with pseudouridine monophosphate</scene> ([[1ze2]]). | |||
== 3D Structures of pseudouridine synthase == | |||
[[Pseudouridine synthase 3D structures]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:20, 5 December 2019
FunctionPseudouridine is an abundant modified nucleoside found in RNA molecules. It is formed post-transcriptionally in RNA molecules by isomerization of the bond between base and ribose in uridine. There are two major types of enzymes that catalyze this reaction:
Structural highlightsThe conversion of uridine to pseudouridine is accompanied by a conformational change of pseudouridine synthase[1]. (1ze2). 3D Structures of pseudouridine synthasePseudouridine synthase 3D structures
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