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ArticleNature structural & molecular biology2025

Structural insights into higher-order natural RNA-only multimers.

Shengchun Zhang, Ran Yi, Linfeng An, Ji Liu, Xuebiao Yao, Shanshan Li, Kaiming Zhang

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Article in Nature structural & molecular biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Shengchun Zhang *Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, MOE Key Laboratory for Cellular Dynamics, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Center for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Biomedicine of IHM, The RNA Institute, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Ran Yi *Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, MOE Key Laboratory for Cellular Dynamics, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Center for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Biomedicine of IHM, The RNA Institute, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Linfeng An *Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, MOE Key Laboratory for Cellular Dynamics, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Center for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Biomedicine of IHM, The RNA Institute, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Ji LiuDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, MOE Key Laboratory for Cellular Dynamics, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Center for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Biomedicine of IHM, The RNA Institute, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Xuebiao YaoDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, MOE Key Laboratory for Cellular Dynamics, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Center for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Biomedicine of IHM, The RNA Institute, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8982-5911
Shanshan LiDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, MOE Key Laboratory for Cellular Dynamics, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Center for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Biomedicine of IHM, The RNA Institute, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China. lishanshan@ustc.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7041-5960
Kaiming ZhangDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, MOE Key Laboratory for Cellular Dynamics, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Center for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Biomedicine of IHM, The RNA Institute, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China. kmzhang@ustc.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0414-4776

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RNA-only complexes adopt intricate three-dimensional structures to fulfill diverse functions independently of protein partners. Although multimeric RNA-only structures have been engineered in synthetic RNA nanomaterials, naturally occurring RNA-only complexes have primarily been observed as monomers or dimers, leaving higher-order assemblies largely unexplored. ROOL (rumen-originating, ornate, large) and GOLLD (giant, ornate, lake- and Lactobacillales-derived) RNAs are conserved non-coding RNAs with complex secondary structures, but their high-resolution architectures remain unknown. Here, we determine the cryo-electron microscopy structures of UCC118-Rool RNA, Sag-Golld RNA and Env38-Golld RNA at 1.96-2.98 Å resolution, revealing their distinct hexameric, decameric and tetradecameric assemblies. These higher-order architectures are stabilized by an array of tertiary motifs such as kissing loops and tetraloop-receptor motifs, underscoring the conserved principles of RNA self-assembly. By elucidating the molecular details of these higher-order RNA-only assemblies, this study expands our understanding of RNA-based architectures and broadens the scope of RNA structural biology.

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RNARNA, BacterialRNA, UntranslatedCryoelectron MicroscopyModels, MolecularNucleic Acid ConformationRNARNA, BacterialRNA, Untranslated

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