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CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF A DSRNA-BINDING DOMAIN COMPLEXED WITH DSRNA: MOLECULAR BASIS OF DOUBLE-STRANDED RNA-PROTEIN INTERACTIONS

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.9 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.258 
  • R-Value Work: 0.228 

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Literature

Molecular basis of double-stranded RNA-protein interactions: structure of a dsRNA-binding domain complexed with dsRNA.

Ryter, J.M., Schultz, S.C.

(1998) EMBO J. 17: 7505-7513

  • DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.24.7505

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • Protein interactions with double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) are critical for many cell processes; however, in contrast to protein-dsDNA interactions, surprisingly little is known about the molecular basis of protein-dsRNA interactions. A large and diverse ...

    Protein interactions with double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) are critical for many cell processes; however, in contrast to protein-dsDNA interactions, surprisingly little is known about the molecular basis of protein-dsRNA interactions. A large and diverse class of proteins that bind dsRNA do so by utilizing an approximately 70 amino acid motif referred to as the dsRNA-binding domain (dsRBD). We have determined a 1.9 A resolution crystal structure of the second dsRBD of Xenopus laevis RNA-binding protein A complexed with dsRNA. The structure shows that the protein spans 16 bp of dsRNA, interacting with two successive minor grooves and across the intervening major groove on one face of a primarily A-form RNA helix. The nature of these interactions explains dsRBD specificity for dsRNA (over ssRNA or dsDNA) and the apparent lack of sequence specificity. Interestingly, the dsRBD fold resembles a portion of the conserved core structure of a family of polynucleotidyl transferases that includes RuvC, MuA transposase, retroviral integrase and RNase H. Structural comparisons of the dsRBD-dsRNA complex and models proposed for polynucleotidyl transferase-nucleic acid complexes suggest that similarities in nucleic acid binding also exist between these families of proteins.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0215, USA.




Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetails
DOUBLE STRANDED RNA BINDING PROTEIN A
A, B
69Xenopus laevisMutation(s): 1 
Gene Names: prkra-b (rbpa)
Find proteins for Q91836 (Xenopus laevis)
Go to UniProtKB:  Q91836
Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsLengthOrganism
RNA (5'-R(*GP*GP*CP*GP*CP*GP*CP*GP*CP*C)-3')C,D,E,G10N/A
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.9 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.258 
  • R-Value Work: 0.228 
  • Space Group: C 1 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length (Å)Angle (°)
a = 110.400α = 90.00
b = 58.500β = 105.20
c = 58.900γ = 90.00
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
MLPHAREphasing
CNSrefinement
DENZOdata reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling

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Entry History 

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Revision History 

  • Version 1.0: 1999-12-02
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-04-27
    Type: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Type: Version format compliance