3r2d

Crystal Structure of Antitermination Factors NusB and NusE in complex with dsRNACrystal Structure of Antitermination Factors NusB and NusE in complex with dsRNA

Structural highlights 3r2d is a 6 chain structure with sequence from Aquifex aeolicus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.199Å Ligands: Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function NUSB_AQUAE Involved in the transcription termination process (By similarity). Publication Abstract from PubMed Processive transcription antitermination requires the assembly of the complete antitermination complex, which is initiated by the formation of the ternary NusB-NusE-BoxA RNA complex. We have elucidated the crystal structure of this complex, demonstrating that the BoxA RNA is composed of 8 nt that are recognized by the NusB-NusE heterodimer. Functional biologic and biophysical data support the structural observations and establish the relative significance of key protein-protein and protein-RNA interactions. Further crystallographic investigation of a NusB-NusE-dsRNA complex reveals a heretofore unobserved dsRNA binding site contiguous with the BoxA binding site. We propose that the observed dsRNA represents BoxB RNA, as both single-stranded BoxA and double-stranded BoxB components are present in the classical lambda antitermination site. Combining these data with known interactions amongst antitermination factors suggests a specific model for the assembly of the complete antitermination complex. Structural basis for RNA recognition by NusB and NusE in the initiation of transcription antitermination.,Stagno JR, Altieri AS, Bubunenko M, Tarasov SG, Li J, Court DL, Byrd RA, Ji X Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jun 7. PMID:21652641 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Ribosomal protein S10

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