3FQD

Crystal Structure of the S. pombe Rat1-Rai1 Complex


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.20 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.258 
  • R-Value Work: 0.218 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.220 

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Literature

Structure and function of the 5'-->3' exoribonuclease Rat1 and its activating partner Rai1.

Xiang, S.Cooper-Morgan, A.Jiao, X.Kiledjian, M.Manley, J.L.Tong, L.

(2009) Nature 458: 784-788

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nature07731
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3FQD, 3FQG, 3FQI, 3FQJ

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The 5'-->3' exoribonucleases (XRNs) comprise a large family of conserved enzymes in eukaryotes with crucial functions in RNA metabolism and RNA interference. XRN2, or Rat1 in yeast, functions primarily in the nucleus and also has an important role in transcription termination by RNA polymerase II (refs 7-14). Rat1 exoribonuclease activity is stimulated by the protein Rai1 (refs 15, 16). Here we report the crystal structure at 2.2 A resolution of Schizosaccharomyces pombe Rat1 in complex with Rai1, as well as the structures of Rai1 and its murine homologue Dom3Z alone at 2.0 A resolution. The structures reveal the molecular mechanism for the activation of Rat1 by Rai1 and for the exclusive exoribonuclease activity of Rat1. Biochemical studies confirm these observations, and show that Rai1 allows Rat1 to degrade RNAs with stable secondary structure more effectively. There are large differences in the active site landscape of Rat1 compared to related and PIN (PilT N terminus) domain-containing nucleases. Unexpectedly, we identified a large pocket in Rai1 and Dom3Z that contains highly conserved residues, including three acidic side chains that coordinate a divalent cation. Mutagenesis and biochemical studies demonstrate that Rai1 possesses pyrophosphohydrolase activity towards 5' triphosphorylated RNA. Such an activity is important for messenger RNA degradation in bacteria, but this is, to our knowledge, the first demonstration of this activity in eukaryotes and suggests that Rai1/Dom3Z may have additional important functions in RNA metabolism.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
5'-3' exoribonuclease 2899Schizosaccharomyces pombeMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: dhp1Rat1SPAC26A3.12c
EC: 3.1.13
UniProt
Find proteins for P40848 (Schizosaccharomyces pombe (strain 972 / ATCC 24843))
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UniProt GroupP40848
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Protein din1352Schizosaccharomyces pombeMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: din1Rai1SPAC19D5.06c
UniProt
Find proteins for O13836 (Schizosaccharomyces pombe (strain 972 / ATCC 24843))
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UniProt GroupO13836
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Small Molecules
Modified Residues  1 Unique
IDChains TypeFormula2D DiagramParent
MSE
Query on MSE
A
L-PEPTIDE LINKINGC5 H11 N O2 SeMET
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.20 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.258 
  • R-Value Work: 0.218 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.220 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 96.69α = 90
b = 190.869β = 90
c = 84.619γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
DENZOdata reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling
REFMACrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
SnBphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2009-02-03
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Non-polymer description, Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2017-11-01
    Changes: Refinement description