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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2015

Structures of RNA complexes with the Escherichia coli RNA pyrophosphohydrolase RppH unveil the basis for specific 5'-end-dependent mRNA decay.

Nikita Vasilyev, Alexander Serganov

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nikita VasilyevFrom the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York 10016.
Alexander SerganovFrom the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York 10016 alexander.serganov@nyumc.org.
New York University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

5'-End-dependent RNA degradation impacts virulence, stress responses, and DNA repair in bacteria by controlling the decay of hundreds of mRNAs. The RNA pyrophosphohydrolase RppH, a member of the Nudix hydrolase superfamily, triggers this degradation pathway by removing pyrophosphate from the triphosphorylated RNA 5' terminus. Here, we report the x-ray structures of Escherichia coli RppH (EcRppH) in apo- and RNA-bound forms. These structures show distinct conformations of EcRppH·RNA complexes on the catalytic pathway and suggest a common catalytic mechanism for Nudix hydrolases. EcRppH interacts with RNA by a bipartite mechanism involving specific recognition of the 5'-terminal triphosphate and the second nucleotide, thus enabling discrimination against mononucleotides as substrates. The structures also reveal the molecular basis for the preference of the enzyme for RNA substrates bearing guanine in the second position by identifying a protein cleft in which guanine interacts with EcRppH side chains via cation-π contacts and hydrogen bonds. These interactions explain the modest specificity of EcRppH at the 5' terminus and distinguish the enzyme from the highly selective RppH present in Bacillus subtilis. The divergent means by which RNA is recognized by these two functionally and structurally analogous enzymes have important implications for mRNA decay and the regulation of protein biosynthesis in bacteria.

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RNA StabilityAcid Anhydride HydrolasesAmino Acid SequenceApoenzymesBacillus subtilisBinding SitesBiocatalysisCrystallography, X-RayEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsHydrogen BondingMagnesiumModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataNucleic Acid ConformationProtein BindingAcid Anhydride HydrolasesApoenzymesEscherichia coli ProteinsMagnesiumRNA, BacterialRppH protein, E coliCrystal StructureHydrolaseRNA-binding ProteinRNA DegradationRNA-Protein InteractionRNA Structure

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PMID25657011
PMCPMC4392254
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