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ArticleNucleic acids research2018

Structure and ligand binding of the SAM-V riboswitch.

Lin Huang, David M J Lilley

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lin HuangCancer Research UK Nucleic Acid Structure Research Group, MSI/WTB Complex, The University of Dundee, Dow Street, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK.
David M J LilleyCancer Research UK Nucleic Acid Structure Research Group, MSI/WTB Complex, The University of Dundee, Dow Street, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK.
University of Dundee · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council B17092Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/E001777/1Cancer Research UK 11722Cancer Research UK 18604Cancer Research UK A18604Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

SAM-V is one of the class of riboswitches that bind S-adenosylmethione, regulating gene expression by controlling translation. We have solved the crystal structure of the metY SAM-V riboswitch bound to its SAM ligand at 2.5 Å resolution. The RNA folds as an H-type pseudoknot, with a major-groove triple helix in which resides the SAM ligand binding site. The bound SAM adopts an elongated conformation aligned with the axis of the triple helix, and is held at either end by hydrogen bonding to the adenine and the amino acid moieties. The central sulfonium cation makes electrostatic interactions with an U:A.U base triple, so conferring specificity. We propose a model in which SAM binding leads to association of the triplex third strand that stabilizes a short helix and occludes the ribosome binding site. Thus the new structure explains both ligand specificity and the mechanism of genetic control.

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RiboswitchCalorimetryCrystallography, X-RayLigandsModels, MolecularNucleic Acid ConformationS-AdenosylmethionineLigandsRiboswitchS-Adenosylmethionine

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PMID29931337
PMCPMC6061858
OpenAlexW2808795631

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