4KRE

Structure of Human Argonaute-1 bound to endogenous Sf9 RNA


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.75 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.202 
  • R-Value Work: 0.171 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.172 

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Literature

The making of a slicer: activation of human argonaute-1.

Faehnle, C.R.Elkayam, E.Haase, A.D.Hannon, G.J.Joshua-Tor, L.

(2013) Cell Rep 3: 1901-1909

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2013.05.033
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    4KRE, 4KRF

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Argonautes are the central protein component in small RNA silencing pathways. Of the four human Argonautes (hAgo1-hAgo4) only hAgo2 is an active slicer. We determined the structure of hAgo1 bound to endogenous copurified RNAs to 1.75 Å resolution and hAgo1 loaded with let-7 microRNA to 2.1 Å. Both structures are strikingly similar to the structures of hAgo2. A conserved catalytic tetrad within the PIWI domain of hAgo2 is required for its slicing activity. Completion of the tetrad, combined with a mutation on a loop adjacent to the active site of hAgo1, results in slicer activity that is substantially enhanced by swapping in the N domain of hAgo2. hAgo3, with an intact tetrad, becomes an active slicer by swapping the N domain of hAgo2 without additional mutations. Intriguingly, the elements that make Argonaute an active slicer involve a sophisticated interplay between the active site and more distant regions of the enzyme.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    W.M. Keck Structural Biology Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 1 Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724, USA.


Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Protein argonaute-1858Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: AGO1EIF2C1
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q9UL18
PHAROS:  Q9UL18
GTEx:  ENSG00000092847 
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UniProt GroupQ9UL18
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains LengthOrganismImage
RNA (5'-R(P*AP*AP*UP*AP*UP*UP*AP*AP*A*AP*AP*AP*AP*AP*AP*AP*AP*AP*AP*A)-3')B [auth R]20Spodoptera frugiperda
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.75 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.202 
  • R-Value Work: 0.171 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.172 
  • Space Group: P 1 21 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 70.47α = 90
b = 98.63β = 110.96
c = 73.21γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
XSCALEdata scaling
PHASERphasing
PHENIXrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
CBASSdata collection
XDSdata reduction

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2013-06-19
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2013-07-17
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2024-02-28
    Changes: Data collection, Database references