3VA3

Crystal structure of RNase T in complex with a duplex DNA product (stem loop DNA with 2 nucleotide 3' overhang)


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.71 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.290 
  • R-Value Work: 0.263 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.265 

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Literature

How an exonuclease decides where to stop in trimming of nucleic acids: crystal structures of RNase T-product complexes

Hsiao, Y.-Y.Duh, Y.Chen, Y.P.Wang, Y.T.Yuan, H.S.

(2012) Nucleic Acids Res 40: 8144-8154

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gks548
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3V9S, 3V9U, 3V9W, 3V9X, 3V9Z, 3VA0, 3VA3

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Exonucleases are key enzymes in the maintenance of genome stability, processing of immature RNA precursors and degradation of unnecessary nucleic acids. However, it remains unclear how exonucleases digest nucleic acids to generate correct end products for next-step processing. Here we show how the exonuclease RNase T stops its trimming precisely. The crystal structures of RNase T in complex with a stem-loop DNA, a GG dinucleotide and single-stranded DNA with different 3'-end sequences demonstrate why a duplex with a short 3'-overhang, a dinucleotide and a ssDNA with a 3'-end C cannot be further digested by RNase T. Several hydrophobic residues in RNase T change their conformation upon substrate binding and induce an active or inactive conformation in the active site that construct a precise machine to determine which substrate should be digested based on its sequence, length and structure. These studies thus provide mechanistic insights into how RNase T prevents over digestion of its various substrates, and the results can be extrapolated to the thousands of members of the DEDDh family of exonucleases.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan, ROC.


Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Ribonuclease T
A, B
235Escherichia coli K-12Mutation(s): 1 
EC: 3.1.13
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UniProt GroupP30014
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains LengthOrganismImage
DNA (5'-D(*GP*GP*CP*CP*CP*TP*CP*TP*TP*TP*AP*GP*GP*GP*CP*CP*TP*T)-3')
C, D
18N/A
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.71 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.290 
  • R-Value Work: 0.263 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.265 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 100.266α = 90
b = 112.684β = 90
c = 57.793γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
HKL-2000data collection
AMoREphasing
PHENIXrefinement
HKL-2000data reduction
HKL-2000data scaling

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2012-07-11
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2013-06-26
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2023-11-08
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description