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ArticleBiopolymers2011

U1A protein-stem loop 2 RNA recognition: prediction of structural differences from protein mutations.

Bethany L Kormos, Susan N Pieniazek, David L Beveridge, Anne M Baranger

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Article in Biopolymers, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Bethany L KormosChemistry Department and Molecular Biophysics Program, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT 06459, USA.
Susan N Pieniazek
David L Beveridge
Anne M Baranger
Wesleyan University · USUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · US

Funding

BIOORGANIC BASIS FOR RNA/PROTEIN STABILITYR01GM056857 · NIGMS · WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY · PI BARANGER, ANNE M · 1998 to 2006
$1.6M
Theoretical and MD Simulation Studies of U1A-RNA Binding and SpecificityR15GM076490 · NIGMS · WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY · PI BEVERIDGE, DAVID LEWIS · 2006 to 2006
$242k
Molecular Dynamics of Induced Fit in U1A-RNA ComplexesF32GM072345 · NIGMS · WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY · PI KORMOS, BETHANY L · 2004 to 2006
$134k
MD and MC Studies of Hu and IHF Complexes with Unusual Forms of DNAF32GM087101 · NIGMS · WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY · PI PIENIAZEK, SUSAN NICOLE · 2009 to 2011
$130k
NIGMS NIH HHS F32 GM072345NIGMS NIH HHS F32GM87101NIGMS NIH HHS GM-076490NIGMS NIH HHS GM-56857NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM056857NIGMS NIH HHS R15 GM076490
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were carried out to compare the free and bound structures of wild type U1A protein with several Phe56 mutant U1A proteins that bind the target stem loop 2 (SL2) RNA with a range of affinities. The simulations indicate the free U1A protein is more flexible than the U1A-RNA complex for both wild type and Phe56 mutant systems. A complete analysis of the hydrogen-bonding (HB) and non-bonded (VDW) interactions over the course of the MD simulations suggested that changes in the interactions in the free U1A protein caused by the Phe56Ala and Phe56Leu mutations may stabilize the helical character in loop 3, and contribute to the weak binding of these proteins to SL2 RNA. Compared with wild type, changes in HB and VDW interactions in Phe56 mutants of the free U1A protein are global, and include differences in β-sheet, loop 1 and loop 3 interactions. In the U1A-RNA complex, the Phe56Ala mutation leads to a series of differences in interactions that resonate through the complex, while the Phe56Leu and Phe56Trp mutations cause local differences around the site of mutation. The long-range networks of interactions identified in the simulations suggest that direct interactions and dynamic processes in both the free and bound forms contribute to complex stability.

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MutationComputer SimulationHumansHydrogen BondingModels, MolecularMolecular ConformationMolecular Dynamics SimulationMutant ProteinsNucleic Acid ConformationProteinsProtein Structure, SecondaryRibonucleoprotein, U1 Small NuclearRNAMutant ProteinsProteinsRibonucleoprotein, U1 Small NuclearRNAU1A protein

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PMID21384338
PMCPMC3732173
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