4FZ2

Crystal structure of the fourth type of archaeal tRNA splicing endonuclease from Candidatus Micrarchaeum acidiphilum ARMAN-2


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.25 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.257 
  • R-Value Work: 0.217 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.220 

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Literature

X-ray structure of the fourth type of archaeal tRNA splicing endonuclease: insights into the evolution of a novel three-unit composition and a unique loop involved in broad substrate specificity

Hirata, A.Fujishima, K.Yamagami, R.Kawamura, T.Banfield, J.F.Kanai, A.Hori, H.

(2012) Nucleic Acids Res 40: 10554-10566

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gks826
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    4FZ2

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Cleavage of introns from precursor transfer RNAs (tRNAs) by tRNA splicing endonuclease (EndA) is essential for tRNA maturation in Archaea and Eukarya. In the past, archaeal EndAs were classified into three types (α'2, α4 and α2β2) according to subunit composition. Recently, we have identified a fourth type of archaeal EndA from an uncultivated archaeon Candidatus Micrarchaeum acidiphilum, referred to as ARMAN-2, which is deeply branched within Euryarchaea. The ARMAN-2 EndA forms an ε2 homodimer and has broad substrate specificity like the α2β2 type EndAs found in Crenarchaea and Nanoarchaea. However, the precise architecture of ARMAN-2 EndA was unknown. Here, we report the crystal structure of the ε2 homodimer of ARMAN-2 EndA. The structure reveals that the ε protomer is separated into three novel units (αN, α and βC) fused by two distinct linkers, although the overall structure of ARMAN-2 EndA is similar to those of the other three types of archaeal EndAs. Structural comparison and mutational analyses reveal that an ARMAN-2 type-specific loop (ASL) is involved in the broad substrate specificity and that K161 in the ASL functions as the RNA recognition site. These findings suggest that the broad substrate specificities of ε2 and α2β2 EndAs were separately acquired through different evolutionary processes.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Materials Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ehime University, 3 Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-8577, Japan.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
tRNA intron endonuclease
A, B
395Candidatus Micrarchaeum acidiphilum ARMAN-2Mutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: UNLARM2_0797
EC: 3.1.27.9
UniProt
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UniProt GroupC7DIA5
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.25 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.257 
  • R-Value Work: 0.217 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.220 
  • Space Group: P 32
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 112.021α = 90
b = 112.021β = 90
c = 81.079γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
HKL-2000data collection
PHENIXmodel building
PHENIXrefinement
HKL-2000data reduction
HKL-2000data scaling
PHENIXphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2012-09-12
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2013-07-17
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2024-03-20
    Changes: Data collection, Database references