2BGG

The structure of a Piwi protein from Archaeoglobus fulgidus complexed with a 16nt siRNA duplex.


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.20 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.243 
  • R-Value Work: 0.180 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.183 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Structural Insights Into Mrna Recognition from a Piwi Domain-Sirna Guide Complex

Parker, J.S.Roe, S.M.Barford, D.

(2005) Nature 434: 663

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nature03462
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    2BGG

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    RNA interference and related RNA silencing phenomena use short antisense guide RNA molecules to repress the expression of target genes. Argonaute proteins, containing amino-terminal PAZ (for PIWI/Argonaute/Zwille) domains and carboxy-terminal PIWI domains, are core components of these mechanisms. Here we show the crystal structure of a Piwi protein from Archaeoglobus fulgidus (AfPiwi) in complex with a small interfering RNA (siRNA)-like duplex, which mimics the 5' end of a guide RNA strand bound to an overhanging target messenger RNA. The structure contains a highly conserved metal-binding site that anchors the 5' nucleotide of the guide RNA. The first base pair of the duplex is unwound, separating the 5' nucleotide of the guide from the complementary nucleotide on the target strand, which exits with the 3' overhang through a short channel. The remaining base-paired nucleotides assume an A-form helix, accommodated within a channel in the PIWI domain, which can be extended to place the scissile phosphate of the target strand adjacent to the putative slicer catalytic site. This study provides insights into mechanisms of target mRNA recognition and cleavage by an Argonaute-siRNA guide complex.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Section of Structural Biology, Institute of Cancer Research, Chester Beatty Laboratories, 237 Fulham Road, London SW3 6JB, UK.


Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
PROTEIN AF1318
A, B
427Archaeoglobus fulgidusMutation(s): 0 
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Find proteins for O28951 (Archaeoglobus fulgidus (strain ATCC 49558 / DSM 4304 / JCM 9628 / NBRC 100126 / VC-16))
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UniProt GroupO28951
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains LengthOrganismImage
5'-R(*UP*UP*CP*GP*AP*CP*GP*CP)-3'C [auth P],
E [auth R]
8N/A
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Entity ID: 3
MoleculeChains LengthOrganismImage
5'-R(*GP*UP*CP*GP*AP*AP*UP*UP)-3'D [auth Q],
F [auth S]
8N/A
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.20 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.243 
  • R-Value Work: 0.180 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.183 
  • Space Group: P 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 51.916α = 76.54
b = 61.206β = 76.14
c = 104.059γ = 79.35
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
MOSFLMdata reduction
SCALAdata scaling
PHASERphasing

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2005-03-31
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Advisory, Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2023-12-13
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Other, Refinement description