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ArticleNature communications2024

Structural and mechanistic insights into activation of the human RNA ligase RTCB by Archease.

Janina Lara Gerber, Suria Itzel Morales Guzmán, Lorenz Worf, Petra Hubbe, Jürgen Kopp, Jirka Peschek

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Janina Lara GerberHeidelberg University, Biochemistry Center (BZH), Im Neuenheimer Feld 328, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3060-8642
Suria Itzel Morales GuzmánHeidelberg University, Biochemistry Center (BZH), Im Neuenheimer Feld 328, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0009-0006-7942-6937
Lorenz WorfHeidelberg University, Biochemistry Center (BZH), Im Neuenheimer Feld 328, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0009-0003-5457-6611
Petra HubbeHeidelberg University, Biochemistry Center (BZH), Im Neuenheimer Feld 328, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0009-0000-3599-1826
Jürgen KoppHeidelberg University, Biochemistry Center (BZH), Im Neuenheimer Feld 328, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5633-7399
Jirka PeschekHeidelberg University, Biochemistry Center (BZH), Im Neuenheimer Feld 328, Heidelberg, Germany. jirka.peschek@bzh.uni-heidelberg.de.ORCID 0000-0001-8158-9301
Heidelberg University · DE

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 439669440Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 442512666
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RNA ligases of the RTCB-type play an essential role in tRNA splicing, the unfolded protein response and RNA repair. RTCB is the catalytic subunit of the pentameric human tRNA ligase complex. RNA ligation by the tRNA ligase complex requires GTP-dependent activation of RTCB. This active site guanylylation reaction relies on the activation factor Archease. The mechanistic interplay between both proteins has remained unknown. Here, we report a biochemical and structural analysis of the human RTCB-Archease complex in the pre- and post-activation state. Archease reaches into the active site of RTCB and promotes the formation of a covalent RTCB-GMP intermediate through coordination of GTP and metal ions. During the activation reaction, Archease prevents futile RNA substrate binding to RTCB. Moreover, monomer structures of Archease and RTCB reveal additional states within the RNA ligation mechanism. Taken together, we present structural snapshots along the reaction cycle of the human tRNA ligase.

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ProteinsRNA Ligase (ATP)Guanosine TriphosphateHumansRNARNA SplicingRNA, TransferGuanosine TriphosphateProteinsRNARNA Ligase (ATP)RNA, TransferRTCB protein, human

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PMID38493148
PMCPMC10944509
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