1MY9

Solution structure of a K+ cation stabilized dimeric RNA quadruplex containing two G:G(:A):G:G(:A) hexads, G:G:G:G tetrads and UUUU loops


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  • Method: SOLUTION NMR
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  • Selection Criteria: structures with the lowest energy 

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Literature

A Dimeric RNA Quadruplex Architecture Comprised of Two G:G(:A):G:G(:A) Hexads, G:G:G:G Tetrads and UUUU Loops

Liu, H.Matsugami, A.Katahira, M.Uesugi, S.

(2002) J Mol Biol 322: 955-970

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-2836(02)00876-8
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1MY9

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Using CD and NMR, we determined the structure of an RNA oligomer, r(GGAGGUUUUGGAGG) (R14), comprising two GGAGG segments joined by a UUUU segment. A modified quadruplex structure was observed for r(GGAGGUUUUGGAGG) in solution even in the absence of K(+). An unusually stable dimeric RNA quadruplex architecture formed from two strands of r(GGAGGUUUUGGAGG) at low K(+) concentration is reported here. In each strand of r(GGAGGUUUUGGAGG), two sets of successive turns in the GGAGG segments and turns at both ends of the UUUU loops drive four G-G steps to align in a parallel manner, a core with two stacked G-tetrads being formed. Two adenine bases bind to two edges of one G:G:G:G tetrad through the sheared G:A mismatch augmenting the tetrad into a G:G(:A):G:G(:A) hexad. Thus, one molecule of r(GGAGGUUUUGGAGG) folds into a modified quadruplex comprising a G:G:G:G tetrad, a UUUU double-chain reversal loop and a G:G(:A):G:G(:A) hexad. Two such molecules further associate by stacking through the dimeric hexad-hexad interface with a rotational symmetry. The ribose rings of most nucleotides take S (close to C2'-endo) puckering, which is unusual for an RNA. K(+) can increase the stability of this quadruplex structure; the number of bound K(+) was estimated from the results of the titration experiment. Besides G:G and G:A mismatches, a network of hydrogen bonds including O4'-NH(2) and C-H..O hydrogen bonds, and the extensive base stacking contribute to the high thermodynamic stability of R14. Our results could provide the stereochemical and thermodynamic basis for elucidating the biological role of the GGAGG-containing RNA segments abundantly existing in various RNAs. Relevance to quadruplex-mediated mRNA-FMRP binding and HIV-1 genome RNA dimerization is discussed.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Environment and Natural Sciences, Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences, Yokohama National University, 79-7 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama, Japan.


Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains LengthOrganismImage
5'-R(*GP*GP*AP*GP*GP*UP*UP*UP*UP*GP*GP*AP*GP*G)-3'
A, B
14N/A
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: SOLUTION NMR
  • Conformers Submitted: 
  • Selection Criteria: structures with the lowest energy 

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  • Version 1.0: 2003-10-07
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-04-28
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
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  • Version 1.3: 2022-02-23
    Changes: Database references, Derived calculations
  • Version 1.4: 2024-05-22
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