1R9F

Crystal structure of p19 complexed with 19-bp small interfering RNA

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.85 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.230 
  • R-Value Work: 0.212 

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Literature

Recognition of small interfering RNA by a viral suppressor of RNA

Ye, K., Malinina, L., Patel, D.J.

(2003) Nature 426: 874-878

  • DOI: 10.1038/nature02213

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • RNA silencing (also known as RNA interference) is a conserved biological response to double-stranded RNA that regulates gene expression, and has evolved in plants as a defence against viruses. The response is mediated by small interfering RNAs (siRNA ...

    RNA silencing (also known as RNA interference) is a conserved biological response to double-stranded RNA that regulates gene expression, and has evolved in plants as a defence against viruses. The response is mediated by small interfering RNAs (siRNAs), which guide the sequence-specific degradation of cognate messenger RNAs. As a counter-defence, many viruses encode proteins that specifically inhibit the silencing machinery. The p19 protein from the tombusvirus is such a viral suppressor of RNA silencing and has been shown to bind specifically to siRNA. Here, we report the 1.85-A crystal structure of p19 bound to a 21-nucleotide siRNA, where the 19-base-pair RNA duplex is cradled within the concave face of a continuous eight-stranded beta-sheet, formed across the p19 homodimer interface. Direct and water-mediated intermolecular contacts are restricted to the backbone phosphates and sugar 2'-OH groups, consistent with sequence-independent p19-siRNA recognition. Two alpha-helical 'reading heads' project from opposite ends of the p19 homodimer and position pairs of tryptophans for stacking over the terminal base pairs, thereby measuring and bracketing both ends of the siRNA duplex. Our structure provides an illustration of siRNA sequestering by a viral protein.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Structural Biology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA.




Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 3
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetails
Core protein P19
A
136Tomato bushy stunt virus (strain Cherry)Mutation(s): 2 
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Go to UniProtKB:  P11690
Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsLengthOrganism
5'-R(*CP*GP*UP*AP*CP*GP*CP*GP*GP*AP*AP*UP*AP*CP*UP*UP*CP*GP*AP*UP*U)-3'B21N/A
Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChainsLengthOrganism
5'-R(*UP*CP*GP*AP*AP*GP*UP*AP*UP*UP*CP*CP*GP*CP*GP*UP*AP*CP*GP*UP*U)-3'C21N/A
Small Molecules
Ligands 1 Unique
IDChainsName / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
SO4
Query on SO4
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A
SULFATE ION
O4 S
QAOWNCQODCNURD-UHFFFAOYSA-L
 Ligand Interaction
Modified Residues  1 Unique
IDChainsTypeFormula2D DiagramParent
MSE
Query on MSE
A
L-PEPTIDE LINKINGC5 H11 N O2 SeMET
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.85 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.230 
  • R-Value Work: 0.212 
  • Space Group: H 3 2
Unit Cell:
Length (Å)Angle (°)
a = 91.249α = 90.00
b = 91.249β = 90.00
c = 148.630γ = 120.00
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
HKL-2000data reduction
CNSrefinement
SCALEPACKdata scaling
CNSphasing

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Entry History 

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Revision History 

  • Version 1.0: 2004-01-27
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-04-29
    Type: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Type: Version format compliance