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ArticleRNA (New York, N.Y.)2007

Probing the architecture of the B. subtilis RNase P holoenzyme active site by cross-linking and affinity cleavage.

Somashekarappa Niranjanakumari, Jeremy J Day-Storms, Mahiuddin Ahmed, John Hsieh, Nathan H Zahler, Ronald A Venters, Carol A Fierke

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Article in RNA (New York, N.Y.), 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Somashekarappa NiranjanakumariChemistry Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Jeremy J Day-Storms
Mahiuddin Ahmed
John Hsieh
Nathan H Zahler
Ronald A Venters
Carol A Fierke
University of Michigan · USDuke University · USSoutheastern University · US

Funding

MICHIGAN MOLECULAR BIOPHYSICS TRAINING PROGRAMT32GM008270 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI BROOKS, CHARLES L · 1988 to 2012
$4.5M
ENZYMOLOGY OF RNA PROCESSING ENZYMESR01GM055387 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI FIERKE, CAROL A · 1997 to 2014
$4.3M
Structural Biology and Biphysics Training ProgramT32GM008487 · NIGMS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI OAS, TERRENCE GILBERT · 1994 to 2014
$2.9M
Cellular Origins of Cadmium ToxicityF32ES013881 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI ZAHLER, NATHAN H · 2006 to 2008
$145k
NIEHS NIH HHS F32 ES013881NIGMS NIH HHS GM008270NIGMS NIH HHS GM08487NIGMS NIH HHS GM55387NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM055387NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008270NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008487
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bacterial ribonuclease P (RNase P) is a ribonucleoprotein complex composed of one catalytic RNA (PRNA) and one protein subunit (P protein) that together catalyze the 5' maturation of precursor tRNA. High-resolution X-ray crystal structures of the individual P protein and PRNA components from several species have been determined, and structural models of the RNase P holoenzyme have been proposed. However, holoenzyme models have been limited by a lack of distance constraints between P protein and PRNA in the holoenzyme-substrate complex. Here, we report the results of extensive cross-linking and affinity cleavage experiments using single-cysteine P protein variants derivatized with either azidophenacyl bromide or 5-iodoacetamido-1,10-o-phenanthroline to determine distance constraints and to model the Bacillus subtilis holoenzyme-substrate complex. These data indicate that the evolutionarily conserved RNR motif of P protein is located near (<15 Angstroms) the pre-tRNA cleavage site, the base of the pre-tRNA acceptor stem and helix P4 of PRNA, the putative active site of the enzyme. In addition, the metal binding loop and N-terminal region of the P protein are proximal to the P3 stem-loop of PRNA. Studies using heterologous holoenzymes composed of covalently modified B. subtilis P protein and Escherichia coli M1 RNA indicate that P protein binds similarly to both RNAs. Together, these data indicate that P protein is positioned close to the RNase P active site and may play a role in organizing the RNase P active site.

Indexed as

RNA, BacterialRNA, CatalyticAmino Acid SubstitutionBacillus subtilisBase SequenceBinding SitesCatalysisCatalytic DomainCross-Linking ReagentsCysteineEscherichia coliHoloenzymesHydroxyl RadicalKineticsModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataCross-Linking ReagentsCysteineHoloenzymesHydroxyl RadicalProtein SubunitsRibonuclease PRNA, BacterialRNA, Catalytic

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PMID17299131
PMCPMC1831860
OpenAlexW2098046444

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