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ArticleBMC biochemistry2017

Structural similarities and functional differences clarify evolutionary relationships between tRNA healing enzymes and the myelin enzyme CNPase.

Gopinath Muruganandam, Arne Raasakka, Matti Myllykoski, Inari Kursula, Petri Kursula

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Gopinath MuruganandamCentre for Structural Systems Biology - Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, German Electron Synchrotron (DESY), Hamburg, Germany.
Arne RaasakkaFaculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine & Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
Matti MyllykoskiFaculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine & Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
Inari KursulaCentre for Structural Systems Biology - Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, German Electron Synchrotron (DESY), Hamburg, Germany.
Petri KursulaCentre for Structural Systems Biology - Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, German Electron Synchrotron (DESY), Hamburg, Germany. petri.kursula@uib.no.ORCID 0000-0001-8529-3751
Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research · DEUniversity of Bergen · NOUniversity of Oulu · FI

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Abstract

backgroundEukaryotic tRNA splicing is an essential process in the transformation of a primary tRNA transcript into a mature functional tRNA molecule. 5'-phosphate ligation involves two steps: a healing reaction catalyzed by polynucleotide kinase (PNK) in association with cyclic phosphodiesterase (CPDase), and a sealing reaction catalyzed by an RNA ligase. The enzymes that catalyze tRNA healing in yeast and higher eukaryotes are homologous to the members of the 2H phosphoesterase superfamily, in particular to the vertebrate myelin enzyme 2',3'-cyclic nucleotide 3'-phosphodiesterase (CNPase).

resultsWe employed different biophysical and biochemical methods to elucidate the overall structural and functional features of the tRNA healing enzymes yeast Trl1 PNK/CPDase and lancelet PNK/CPDase and compared them with vertebrate CNPase. The yeast and the lancelet enzymes have cyclic phosphodiesterase and polynucleotide kinase activity, while vertebrate CNPase lacks PNK activity. In addition, we also show that the healing enzymes are structurally similar to the vertebrate CNPase by applying synchrotron radiation circular dichroism spectroscopy and small-angle X-ray scattering.

conclusionsWe provide a structural analysis of the tRNA healing enzyme PNK and CPDase domains together. Our results support evolution of vertebrate CNPase from tRNA healing enzymes with a loss of function at its N-terminal PNK-like domain.

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Evolution, Molecular2',3'-Cyclic-Nucleotide PhosphodiesterasesAnimalsCircular DichroismEukaryotic CellsLanceletsMiceMyelin SheathPolynucleotide 5'-Hydroxyl-KinaseRNA SplicingRNA, TransferSaccharomyces cerevisiaeScattering, Small AngleX-Ray Diffraction2',3'-Cyclic-Nucleotide PhosphodiesterasesPolynucleotide 5'-Hydroxyl-KinaseRNA, Transfer2H familyCyclic phosphodiesteraseEvolutionPolynucleotide kinaseProtein structureSubstrate specificitytRNA splicing

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