3CDJ

Crystal structure of the E. coli KH/S1 domain truncated PNPase


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.80 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.294 
  • R-Value Work: 0.270 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.294 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Crystal structure of Escherichia coli PNPase: central channel residues are involved in processive RNA degradation.

Shi, Z.Yang, W.Z.Lin-Chao, S.Chak, K.F.Yuan, H.S.

(2008) RNA 14: 2361-2371

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1261/rna.1244308
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3CDI, 3CDJ

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Bacterial polynucleotide phosphorylase (PNPase) plays a major role in mRNA turnover by the degradation of RNA from the 3'- to 5'-ends. Here, we determined the crystal structures of the wild-type and a C-terminal KH/S1 domain-truncated mutant (DeltaKH/S1) of Escherichia coli PNPase at resolutions of 2.6 A and 2.8 A, respectively. The six RNase PH domains of the trimeric PNPase assemble into a ring-like structure containing a central channel. The truncated mutant DeltaKH/S1 bound and cleaved RNA less efficiently with an eightfold reduced binding affinity. Thermal melting and acid-induced trimer dissociation studies, analyzed by circular dichroism and dynamic light scattering, further showed that DeltaKH/S1 formed a less stable trimer than the full-length PNPase. The crystal structure of DeltaKH/S1 is more expanded, containing a slightly wider central channel than that of the wild-type PNPase, suggesting that the KH/S1 domain helps PNPase to assemble into a more compact trimer, and it regulates the channel size allosterically. Moreover, site-directed mutagenesis of several arginine residues in the channel neck regions produced defective PNPases that either bound and cleaved RNA less efficiently or generated longer cleaved oligonucleotide products, indicating that these arginines were involved in RNA binding and processive degradation. Taking these results together, we conclude that the constricted central channel and the basic-charged residues in the channel necks of PNPase play crucial roles in trapping RNA for processive exonucleolytic degradation.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Polynucleotide phosphorylase559Escherichia coliMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: pnp
EC: 2.7.7.8
UniProt
Find proteins for P05055 (Escherichia coli (strain K12))
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Go to UniProtKB:  P05055
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UniProt GroupP05055
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.80 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.294 
  • R-Value Work: 0.270 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.294 
  • Space Group: H 3 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 160.085α = 90
b = 160.085β = 90
c = 153.151γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
HKL-2000data collection
CNSrefinement
HKL-2000data reduction
HKL-2000data scaling
CNSphasing

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2008-12-09
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2023-11-01
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description