1HR2

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE ANALYSIS OF A MUTANT P4-P6 DOMAIN (DELC209) OF TETRAHYMENA THEMOPHILA GROUP I INTRON.


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.25 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.264 
  • R-Value Work: 0.244 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Structural basis of the enhanced stability of a mutant ribozyme domain and a detailed view of RNA--solvent interactions.

Juneau, K.Podell, E.Harrington, D.J.Cech, T.R.

(2001) Structure 9: 221-231

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0969-2126(01)00579-2
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1HR2

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The structure of P4-P6, a 160 nucleotide domain of the self-splicing Tetrahymena thermophila intron, was solved previously. Mutants of the P4-P6 RNA that form a more stable tertiary structure in solution were recently isolated by successive rounds of in vitro selection and amplification. We show that a single-site mutant (Delta C209) possessing greater tertiary stability than wild-type P4-P6 also crystallizes much more rapidly and under a wider variety of conditions. The crystal structure provides a satisfying explanation for the increased stability of the mutant; the deletion of C209 allows the adjacent bulged adenine to enter the P4 helix and form an A-G base pair, presumably attenuating the conformational flexibility of the helix. The structure of another mutant (Delta A210) was also solved and supports this interpretation. The crystals of Delta C209 diffract to a higher resolution limit than those of wild-type RNA (2.25 A versus 2.8 A), allowing assignment of innersphere and outersphere coordination contacts for 27 magnesium ions. Structural analysis reveals an intricate solvent scaffold with a preponderance of ordered water molecules on the inside rather than the surface of the folded RNA domain. In vitro evolution facilitated the identification of a highly stable, structurally homogeneous mutant RNA that was readily crystallizable. Analysis of the structure suggests that improving RNA secondary structure can stabilize tertiary structure and perhaps promote crystallization. In addition, the higher resolution model provides new details of metal ion-RNA interactions and identifies a core of ordered water molecules that may be integral to RNA tertiary structure formation.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains LengthOrganismImage
P4-P6 DELC209 MUTANT RNA RIBOZYME DOMAIN
A, B
158N/A
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 1 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
MG
Query on MG

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AA [auth B]
BA [auth B]
C [auth A]
CA [auth B]
D [auth A]
AA [auth B],
BA [auth B],
C [auth A],
CA [auth B],
D [auth A],
DA [auth B],
E [auth A],
EA [auth B],
F [auth A],
FA [auth B],
G [auth A],
GA [auth B],
H [auth A],
HA [auth B],
I [auth A],
IA [auth B],
J [auth A],
JA [auth B],
K [auth A],
KA [auth B],
L [auth A],
LA [auth B],
M [auth A],
MA [auth B],
N [auth A],
NA [auth B],
O [auth A],
OA [auth B],
P [auth A],
PA [auth B],
Q [auth A],
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T [auth A],
U [auth A],
V [auth A],
W [auth A],
X [auth A],
Y [auth A],
Z [auth A]
MAGNESIUM ION
Mg
JLVVSXFLKOJNIY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.25 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.264 
  • R-Value Work: 0.244 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 75.3α = 90
b = 125.4β = 90
c = 145.7γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
CNSrefinement
DENZOdata reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling
CNSphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2001-04-12
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-04-27
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2023-08-09
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description