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== Structural highlights == | == Structural highlights == | ||
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=2ADS FirstGlance]. <br> | <table><tr><td colspan='2'>For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=2ADS FirstGlance]. <br> | ||
</td></tr><tr><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=2ads FirstGlance], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/2ads PDBsum]</span></td></tr> | </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=2ads FirstGlance], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/2ads PDBsum]</span></td></tr> | ||
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed == | == Publication Abstract from PubMed == | ||
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THEORETICAL MODEL OF DNA-MEDIATED RNA CLEAVAGE BY A.AEOLICUS ARGONAUTE PROTEIN.THEORETICAL MODEL OF DNA-MEDIATED RNA CLEAVAGE BY A.AEOLICUS ARGONAUTE PROTEIN.
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Publication Abstract from PubMedArgonaute (Ago) proteins constitute a key component of the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC). We report the crystal structure of Aquifex aeolicus Ago (Aa-Ago) together with binding and cleavage studies, which establish this eubacterial Ago as a bona fide guide DNA strand-mediated site-specific RNA endonuclease. We have generated a stereochemically robust model of the complex, where the guide DNA-mRNA duplex is positioned within a basic channel spanning the bilobal interface, such that the 5' phosphate of the guide strand can be anchored in a basic pocket, and the mRNA can be positioned for site-specific cleavage by RNase H-type divalent cation-coordinated catalytic Asp residues of the PIWI domain. Domain swap experiments involving chimeras of human Ago (hAgo1) and cleavage-competent hAgo2 reinforce the role of the PIWI domain in "slicer" activity. We propose a four-step Ago-mediated catalytic cleavage cycle model, which provides distinct perspectives into the mechanism of guide strand-mediated mRNA cleavage within the RISC. Crystal structure of A. aeolicus argonaute, a site-specific DNA-guided endoribonuclease, provides insights into RISC-mediated mRNA cleavage.,Yuan YR, Pei Y, Ma JB, Kuryavyi V, Zhadina M, Meister G, Chen HY, Dauter Z, Tuschl T, Patel DJ Mol Cell. 2005 Aug 5;19(3):405-19. PMID:16061186[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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