2W9J

The crystal structure of SRP14 from the Schizosaccharomyces pombe signal recognition particle


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.60 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.281 
  • R-Value Work: 0.238 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.240 

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Literature

Structure of Srp14 from the Schizosaccharomyces Pombe Signal Recognition Particle.

Brooks, M.A.Ravelli, R.B.G.Mccarthy, A.A.Strub, K.Cusack, S.

(2009) Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 65: 421

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S0907444909005484
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    2W9J

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The signal recognition particle (SRP) Alu domain has been implicated in translation elongation arrest in yeasts and mammals. Fission yeast SRP RNA is similar to that of mammals, but has a minimal Alu-domain RNA lacking two stem-loops. The mammalian Alu-domain proteins SRP9 and SRP14 bind their cognate Alu RNA as a heterodimer. However, in yeasts, notably Saccharomyces cerevisiae, SRP14 is thought to bind Alu RNA as a homodimer, the SRP9 protein being replaced by SRP21, the function of which is not yet clear. Structural characterization of the Schizosaccharomyces pombe Alu domain may thus help to identify the critical features required for elongation arrest. Here, the crystal structure of the SRP14 subunit of S. pombe SRP (SpSRP14) which crystallizes as a homodimer, is presented. Comparison of the SpSRP14 homodimer with the known structure of human SRP9/14 in complex with Alu RNA suggests that many of the protein-RNA contacts centred on the conserved U-turn motif are likely to be conserved in fission yeast. Initial attempts to solve the structure using traditional selenomethionine SAD labelling failed. However, two As atoms originating from the cacodylate buffer were found to make cysteine adducts and strongly contributed to the anomalous substructure. These adducts were highly radiation-sensitive and this property was exploited using the RIP (radiation-damage-induced phasing) method. The combination of SAD and RIP phases yielded an interpretable electron-density map. This example will be of general interest to crystallographers attempting de novo phasing from crystals grown in cacodylate buffer.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    IBBMC-CNRS UMR8619, Bâtiment 430, Université de Paris-Sud, Orsay, France.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
SIGNAL RECOGNITION PARTICLE SUBUNIT SRP14
A, B
91Schizosaccharomyces pombeMutation(s): 0 
UniProt
Find proteins for Q9P372 (Schizosaccharomyces pombe (strain 972 / ATCC 24843))
Explore Q9P372 
Go to UniProtKB:  Q9P372
Entity Groups  
Sequence Clusters30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity
UniProt GroupQ9P372
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Modified Residues  1 Unique
IDChains TypeFormula2D DiagramParent
CAS
Query on CAS
A, B
L-PEPTIDE LINKINGC5 H12 As N O2 SCYS
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.60 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.281 
  • R-Value Work: 0.238 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.240 
  • Space Group: P 32 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 57.04α = 90
b = 57.04β = 90
c = 86.37γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
XDSdata reduction
XSCALEdata scaling
SHELXphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2009-02-03
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Advisory, Version format compliance