7KVU

Crystal structure of Squash RNA aptamer in complex with DFHBI-1T


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.68 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.247 
  • R-Value Work: 0.209 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.212 

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Literature

The fluorescent aptamer Squash extensively repurposes the adenine riboswitch fold.

Truong, L.Kooshapur, H.Dey, S.K.Li, X.Tjandra, N.Jaffrey, S.R.Ferre-D'Amare, A.R.

(2022) Nat Chem Biol 18: 191-198

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41589-021-00931-2
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    7KVT, 7KVU, 7KVV

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Squash is an RNA aptamer that strongly activates the fluorescence of small-molecule analogs of the fluorophore of green fluorescent protein (GFP). Unlike other fluorogenic aptamers, isolated de novo from random-sequence RNA, Squash was evolved from the bacterial adenine riboswitch to leverage its optimized in vivo folding and stability. We now report the 2.7-Å resolution cocrystal structure of fluorophore-bound Squash, revealing that while the overall fold of the riboswitch is preserved, the architecture of the ligand-binding core is dramatically transformed. Unlike previously characterized aptamers that activate GFP-derived fluorophores, Squash does not harbor a G-quadruplex, sandwiching its fluorophore between a base triple and a noncanonical base quadruple in a largely apolar pocket. The expanded structural core of Squash allows it to recognize unnatural fluorophores that are larger than the simple purine ligand of the parental adenine riboswitch, and suggests that stable RNA scaffolds can tolerate larger variation than has hitherto been appreciated.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Biochemistry and Biophysics Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains LengthOrganismImage
Squash RNA aptamerA [auth G]83synthetic construct
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 3 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
2ZY
Query on 2ZY

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G
(5Z)-5-(3,5-difluoro-4-hydroxybenzylidene)-2-methyl-3-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-3,5-dihydro-4H-imidazol-4-one
C13 H9 F5 N2 O2
AWYCLBWNRONMQC-WMZJFQQLSA-N
K
Query on K

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D [auth G],
E [auth G],
F [auth G]
POTASSIUM ION
K
NPYPAHLBTDXSSS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
MG
Query on MG

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B [auth G],
C [auth G],
H [auth G],
I [auth G]
MAGNESIUM ION
Mg
JLVVSXFLKOJNIY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.68 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.247 
  • R-Value Work: 0.209 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.212 
  • Space Group: P 42 21 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 103.731α = 90
b = 103.731β = 90
c = 51.959γ = 90
Software Package:
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PHENIXrefinement

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
National Institutes of Health/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NIH/NHLBI)United States--

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2022-01-19
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2022-02-16
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2023-10-18
    Changes: Data collection, Refinement description