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ArticleBiochemistry2006

Metal ion dependence, thermodynamics, and kinetics for intramolecular docking of a GAAA tetraloop and receptor connected by a flexible linker.

Christopher D Downey, Julie L Fiore, Colby D Stoddard, Jose H Hodak, David J Nesbitt, Arthur Pardi

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Article in Biochemistry, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Christopher D DowneyDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA.
Julie L Fiore
Colby D Stoddard
Jose H Hodak
David J Nesbitt
Arthur Pardi
University of Colorado Boulder · USNational Institute of Standards and Technology · US

Funding

Predoctoral Training Molecular BiophysicsT32GM065103 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER · PI FALKE, JOSEPH J · 2002 to 2021
$4.3M
Structure and Dynamics of RNAR01AI033098 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER · PI PARDI, ARTHUR · 1992 to 2006
$1.7M
Structure and Dynamics of RNA and Protein-RNA ComplexesR56AI033098 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO · PI PARDI, ARTHUR · 2008 to 2008
$295k
NIAID NIH HHS AI 33098NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI033098NIAID NIH HHS R56 AI033098NIGMS NIH HHS GM 65103NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM065103
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The GAAA tetraloop-receptor motif is a commonly occurring tertiary interaction in RNA. This motif usually occurs in combination with other tertiary interactions in complex RNA structures. Thus, it is difficult to measure directly the contribution that a single GAAA tetraloop-receptor interaction makes to the folding properties of a RNA. To investigate the kinetics and thermodynamics for the isolated interaction, a GAAA tetraloop domain and receptor domain were connected by a single-stranded A(7) linker. Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) experiments were used to probe intramolecular docking of the GAAA tetraloop and receptor. Docking was induced using a variety of metal ions, where the charge of the ion was the most important factor in determining the concentration of the ion required to promote docking {[Co(NH(3))(6)(3+)] << [Ca(2+)], [Mg(2+)], [Mn(2+)] << [Na(+)], [K(+)]}. Analysis of metal ion cooperativity yielded Hill coefficients of approximately 2 for Na(+)- or K(+)-dependent docking versus approximately 1 for the divalent ions and Co(NH(3))(6)(3+). Ensemble stopped-flow FRET kinetic measurements yielded an apparent activation energy of 12.7 kcal/mol for GAAA tetraloop-receptor docking. RNA constructs with U(7) and A(14) single-stranded linkers were investigated by single-molecule and ensemble FRET techniques to determine how linker length and composition affect docking. These studies showed that the single-stranded region functions primarily as a flexible tether. Inhibition of docking by oligonucleotides complementary to the linker was also investigated. The influence of flexible versus rigid linkers on GAAA tetraloop-receptor docking is discussed.

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Nucleic Acid ConformationThermodynamicsBase SequenceCationsDose-Response Relationship, DrugFluorescence Resonance Energy TransferKineticsModels, BiologicalMolecular Sequence DataOligonucleotidesRNATime FactorsCationsOligonucleotidesRNA

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PMID16533049
PMCPMC2735227
OpenAlexW2035448278

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