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ArticleNature communications2019

Cryo-electron microscopy structure of an archaeal ribonuclease P holoenzyme.

Futang Wan, Qianmin Wang, Jing Tan, Ming Tan, Juan Chen, Shaohua Shi, Pengfei Lan, Jian Wu, Ming Lei

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Article in Nature communications, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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41 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. Divergent molecular assembly and catalytic mechanisms between bacterial and archaeal RNase P in pre-tRNA cleavage.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024
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  19. RNase P: Beyond Precursor tRNA Processing.Genomics, proteomics & bioinformatics · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Futang WanState Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China.
Qianmin WangNinth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200125, China.
Jing TanState Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China.
Ming TanState Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6315-669X
Juan ChenNinth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200125, China.
Shaohua ShiNinth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200125, China.
Pengfei LanNinth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200125, China. pengfeilan@shsmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7654-2717
Jian WuNinth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200125, China. wujian@shsmu.edu.cn.
Ming LeiNinth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200125, China. leim@shsmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1153-4791
Shanghai Jiao Tong University · CNChinese Academy of Sciences · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ribonuclease P (RNase P) is an essential ribozyme responsible for tRNA 5' maturation. Here we report the cryo-EM structures of Methanocaldococcus jannaschii (Mja) RNase P holoenzyme alone and in complex with a tRNA substrate at resolutions of 4.6 Å and 4.3 Å, respectively. The structures reveal that the subunits of MjaRNase P are strung together to organize the holoenzyme in a dimeric conformation required for efficient catalysis. The structures also show that archaeal RNase P is a functional chimera of bacterial and eukaryal RNase Ps that possesses bacterial-like two RNA-based anchors and a eukaryal-like protein-aided stabilization mechanism. The 3'-RCCA sequence of tRNA, which is a key recognition element for bacterial RNase P, is dispensable for tRNA recognition by MjaRNase P. The overall organization of MjaRNase P, particularly within the active site, is similar to those of bacterial and eukaryal RNase Ps, suggesting a universal catalytic mechanism for all RNase Ps.

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Archaeal ProteinsBiocatalysisCryoelectron MicroscopyHoloenzymesMethanocaldococcusRibonuclease PRNA, TransferArchaeal ProteinsHoloenzymesRibonuclease PRNA, Transfer

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