4aid

Crystal structure of C. crescentus PNPase bound to RNase E recognition peptideCrystal structure of C. crescentus PNPase bound to RNase E recognition peptide

Structural highlights 4aid is a 6 chain structure with sequence from Cauce. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Ligands: Activity: Polyribonucleotide nucleotidyltransferase, with EC number 2.7.7.8 Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum Function [PNP_CAUCR] Involved in mRNA degradation. Catalyzes the phosphorolysis of single-stranded polyribonucleotides processively in the 3'- to 5'-direction (By similarity). Publication Abstract from PubMed Polynucleotide phosphorylase (PNPase) is an exoribonuclease that cleaves single-stranded RNA substrates with 3'-5' directionality and processive behaviour. Its ring-like, trimeric architecture creates a central channel where phosphorolytic active sites reside. One face of the ring is decorated with RNA-binding K-homology (KH) and S1 domains, but exactly how these domains help to direct the 3' end of single-stranded RNA substrates towards the active sites is an unsolved puzzle. Insight into this process is provided by our crystal structures of RNA-bound and apo Caulobacter crescentus PNPase. In the RNA-free form, the S1 domains adopt a 'splayed' conformation that may facilitate capture of RNA substrates. In the RNA-bound structure, the three KH domains collectively close upon the RNA and direct the 3' end towards a constricted aperture at the entrance of the central channel. The KH domains make non-equivalent interactions with the RNA, and there is a marked asymmetry within the catalytic core of the enzyme. On the basis of these data, we propose that structural non-equivalence, induced upon RNA binding, helps to channel substrate to the active sites through mechanical ratcheting. Structural and biochemical analyses also reveal the basis for PNPase association with RNase E in the multi-enzyme RNA degradosome assembly of the alpha-proteobacteria. Crystal structure of Caulobacter crescentus polynucleotide phosphorylase reveals a mechanism of RNA substrate channelling and RNA degradosome assembly.,Hardwick SW, Gubbey T, Hug I, Jenal U, Luisi BF Open Biol. 2012 Apr;2(4):120028. PMID:22724061 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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