Structural basis for the coevolution of a viral RNA-protein complex.
Chao, J.A., Patskovsky, Y., Almo, S.C., Singer, R.H.(2008) Nat Struct Mol Biol 15: 103-105
- PubMed: 18066080 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nsmb1327
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2QUD, 2QUX - PubMed Abstract: 
The cocrystal structure of the PP7 bacteriophage coat protein in complex with its translational operator identifies a distinct mode of sequence-specific RNA recognition when compared to the well-characterized MS2 coat protein-RNA complex. The structure reveals the molecular basis of the PP7 coat protein's ability to selectively bind its cognate RNA, and it demonstrates that the conserved beta-sheet surface is a flexible architecture that can evolve to recognize diverse RNA hairpins.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Anatomy, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Ave, Bronx, New York 10461, USA.