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ArticleRNA (New York, N.Y.)2009

Conformational change in the Bacillus subtilis RNase P holoenzyme--pre-tRNA complex enhances substrate affinity and limits cleavage rate.

John Hsieh, Carol A Fierke

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Article in RNA (New York, N.Y.), 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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28citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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28 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

John HsiehDepartment of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
Carol A Fierke
University of Michigan · US

Funding

ENZYMOLOGY OF RNA PROCESSING ENZYMESR01GM055387 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI FIERKE, CAROL A · 1997 to 2014
$4.3M
NIGMS NIH HHS GM-55387NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM055387
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ribonuclease P (RNase P) is a ribonucleoprotein complex that catalyzes the 5' maturation of precursor tRNAs. To investigate the mechanism of substrate recognition in this enzyme, we characterize the thermodynamics and kinetics of Bacillus subtilis pre-tRNA(Asp) binding to B. subtilis RNase P holoenzyme using fluorescence techniques. Time courses for fluorescein-labeled pre-tRNA binding to RNase P are biphasic in the presence of both Ca(II) and Mg(II), requiring a minimal two-step association mechanism. In the first step, the apparent bimolecular rate constant for pre-tRNA associating with RNase P has a value that is near the diffusion limit and is independent of the length of the pre-tRNA leader. Following formation of the initial enzyme-substrate complex, a unimolecular step enhances the overall affinity of pre-tRNA by eight- to 300-fold as the length of the leader sequence increases from 2 to 5 nucleotides. This increase in affinity is due to a decrease in the reverse rate constant for the conformational change that correlates with the formation of an optimal leader-protein interaction in the RNase P holoenzyme-pre-tRNA complex. Furthermore, the forward rate constant for the conformational change becomes rate limiting for cleavage under single-turnover conditions at high pH, explaining the origin of the observed apparent pK(a) in the RNase P-catalyzed cleavage reaction. These data suggest that a conformational change in the RNase P*pre-tRNA complex is coupled to the interactions between the 5' leader and P protein and aligns essential functional groups at the cleavage active site to enhance efficient cleavage of pre-tRNA.

Indexed as

Bacillus subtilisFluoresceinFluorescent DyesHoloenzymesKineticsModels, BiologicalNucleic Acid ConformationProtein ConformationRibonuclease PRNA, BacterialRNA PrecursorsSubstrate SpecificityFluoresceinFluorescent DyesHoloenzymesRibonuclease PRNA, BacterialRNA Precursors

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PMID19549719
PMCPMC2714742
OpenAlexW2099450242

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