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ArticleNucleic acids research2017

RNA binding and chaperone activity of the E. coli cold-shock protein CspA.

Enrico Rennella, Tomáš Sára, Michael Juen, Christoph Wunderlich, Lionel Imbert, Zsofia Solyom, Adrien Favier, Isabel Ayala, Katharina Weinhäupl, Paul Schanda and 3 more

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

40 citing papers in PubMed, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Enrico RennellaInstitut de Biologie Structurale, Université Grenoble 1, 71 avenue des Martyrs, 38044 Grenoble Cedex 9, France.
Tomáš SáraDepartment of Computational & Structural Biology, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Campus, Vienna Biocenter 5, A-1030 Vienna, Austria.
Michael JuenInstitute of Organic Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80/82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
Christoph WunderlichInstitute of Organic Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80/82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
Lionel ImbertInstitut de Biologie Structurale, Université Grenoble 1, 71 avenue des Martyrs, 38044 Grenoble Cedex 9, France.
Zsofia SolyomInstitut de Biologie Structurale, Université Grenoble 1, 71 avenue des Martyrs, 38044 Grenoble Cedex 9, France.
Adrien FavierInstitut de Biologie Structurale, Université Grenoble 1, 71 avenue des Martyrs, 38044 Grenoble Cedex 9, France.
Isabel AyalaInstitut de Biologie Structurale, Université Grenoble 1, 71 avenue des Martyrs, 38044 Grenoble Cedex 9, France.
Katharina WeinhäuplInstitut de Biologie Structurale, Université Grenoble 1, 71 avenue des Martyrs, 38044 Grenoble Cedex 9, France.
Paul SchandaInstitut de Biologie Structurale, Université Grenoble 1, 71 avenue des Martyrs, 38044 Grenoble Cedex 9, France.
Robert KonratDepartment of Computational & Structural Biology, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Campus, Vienna Biocenter 5, A-1030 Vienna, Austria.
Christoph KreutzInstitute of Organic Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80/82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
Bernhard BrutscherInstitut de Biologie Structurale, Université Grenoble 1, 71 avenue des Martyrs, 38044 Grenoble Cedex 9, France.
Institut de Biologie Structurale · FRUniversität Innsbruck · ATCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRVienna Biocenter · ATCEA Grenoble · FRCommissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives · FRUniversité Grenoble Alpes · FR

Funding

Austrian Science Fund FWF P 26550Austrian Science Fund FWF P 28725
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ensuring the correct folding of RNA molecules in the cell is of major importance for a large variety of biological functions. Therefore, chaperone proteins that assist RNA in adopting their functionally active states are abundant in all living organisms. An important feature of RNA chaperone proteins is that they do not require an external energy source to perform their activity, and that they interact transiently and non-specifically with their RNA targets. So far, little is known about the mechanistic details of the RNA chaperone activity of these proteins. Prominent examples of RNA chaperones are bacterial cold shock proteins (Csp) that have been reported to bind single-stranded RNA and DNA. Here, we have used advanced NMR spectroscopy techniques to investigate at atomic resolution the RNA-melting activity of CspA, the major cold shock protein of Escherichia coli, upon binding to different RNA hairpins. Real-time NMR provides detailed information on the folding kinetics and folding pathways. Finally, comparison of wild-type CspA with single-point mutants and small peptides yields insights into the complementary roles of aromatic and positively charged amino-acid side chains for the RNA chaperone activity of the protein.

Indexed as

RNA FoldingAmino Acids, AromaticCold Shock Proteins and PeptidesEscherichia coli ProteinsNuclear Magnetic Resonance, BiomolecularNucleic Acid ConformationProtein BindingProtein ConformationRNAAmino Acids, AromaticCold Shock Proteins and PeptidesCspA protein, E coliEscherichia coli ProteinsRNA

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PMID28126922
PMCPMC5397153
OpenAlexW2582446439

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