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ArticleRNA (New York, N.Y.)2008

Effects of N2,N2-dimethylguanosine on RNA structure and stability: crystal structure of an RNA duplex with tandem m2 2G:A pairs.

Pradeep S Pallan, Christoph Kreutz, Silvia Bosio, Ronald Micura, Martin Egli

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Article in RNA (New York, N.Y.), 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 36 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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36citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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36 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 60 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Pradeep S PallanDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA.
Christoph Kreutz
Silvia Bosio
Ronald Micura
Martin Egli
Universität Innsbruck · ATVanderbilt University · US

Funding

STRUCTURE/FUNCTION OF NUCLEIC ACID THERAPEUTICSR01GM055237 · NIGMS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI EGLI, MARTIN · 1997 to 2012
$3.3M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM055237NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM55237
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Methylation of the exocyclic amino group of guanine is a relatively common modification in rRNA and tRNA. Single methylation (N(2)-methylguanosine, m(2)G) is the second most frequently encountered nucleoside analog in Escherichia coli rRNAs. The most prominent case of dual methylation (N(2),N(2)-dimethylguanosine, m(2) (2)G) is found in the majority of eukaryotic tRNAs at base pair m(2) (2)G26:A44. The latter modification eliminates the ability of the N(2) function to donate in hydrogen bonds and alters its pairing behavior, notably vis-à-vis C. Perhaps a less obvious consequence of the N(2),N(2)-dimethyl modification is its role in controlling the pairing modes between G and A. We have determined the crystal structure of a 13-mer RNA duplex with central tandem m(2) (2)G:A pairs. In the structure both pairs adopt an imino-hydrogen bonded, pseudo-Watson-Crick conformation. Thus, the sheared conformation frequently seen in tandem G:A pairs is avoided due to a potential steric clash between an N(2)-methyl group and the major groove edge of A. Additionally, for a series of G:A containing self-complementary RNAs we investigated how methylation affects competitive hairpin versus duplex formation based on UV melting profile analysis.

Indexed as

Base Pair MismatchNucleic Acid ConformationRNA StabilityAdenineBase PairingCrystallography, X-RayGuanosineHydrogen BondingMethylationRNATransition TemperatureUltraviolet RaysAdenineGuanosineN(2),N(2)-dimethylguanosineRNA

Identifiers

PMID18772248
PMCPMC2553729
OpenAlexW2132248643

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