Abstract
tRNA maturation involves several steps, including processing, splicing, CCA addition, and posttranscriptional modifications. tRNAHis guanylyltransferase (Thg1) is the only enzyme known to catalyze templated nucleotide addition in the 3′–5′ direction, unlike other DNA and RNA polymerases. For a better understanding of its unique catalytic mechanism at the molecular level, we determined the crystal structure of GTP-bound Thg1 from Saccharomyces cerevisiae at the maximum resolution of 3.0 Å. The structure revealed the enzyme to have a tetrameric conformation that is well conserved among different species, and the GTP molecule was clearly bound at the active site, coordinating with two magnesium ions. In addition, two flexible protomers at the potential binding site (PBS) for tRNAHis were observed. We suggest that the PBS of the tetramer could also be one of the sites for interaction with partner proteins.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 400-405 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications |
| Volume | 490 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 Aug 19 |
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Keywords
- GTP
- Posttranscriptional modifications
- Reverse polymerization
- Thg1
- X-ray structure
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology
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Crystal structure of tRNAHis guanylyltransferase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. / Lee, Kitaik; Lee, Eun Hye; Son, Jonghyeon; Hwang, Kwang Yeon.
In: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Vol. 490, No. 2, 19.08.2017, p. 400-405.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Lee, Kitaik
AU - Lee, Eun Hye
AU - Son, Jonghyeon
AU - Hwang, Kwang Yeon
PY - 2017/8/19
Y1 - 2017/8/19
N2 - tRNA maturation involves several steps, including processing, splicing, CCA addition, and posttranscriptional modifications. tRNAHis guanylyltransferase (Thg1) is the only enzyme known to catalyze templated nucleotide addition in the 3′–5′ direction, unlike other DNA and RNA polymerases. For a better understanding of its unique catalytic mechanism at the molecular level, we determined the crystal structure of GTP-bound Thg1 from Saccharomyces cerevisiae at the maximum resolution of 3.0 Å. The structure revealed the enzyme to have a tetrameric conformation that is well conserved among different species, and the GTP molecule was clearly bound at the active site, coordinating with two magnesium ions. In addition, two flexible protomers at the potential binding site (PBS) for tRNAHis were observed. We suggest that the PBS of the tetramer could also be one of the sites for interaction with partner proteins.
AB - tRNA maturation involves several steps, including processing, splicing, CCA addition, and posttranscriptional modifications. tRNAHis guanylyltransferase (Thg1) is the only enzyme known to catalyze templated nucleotide addition in the 3′–5′ direction, unlike other DNA and RNA polymerases. For a better understanding of its unique catalytic mechanism at the molecular level, we determined the crystal structure of GTP-bound Thg1 from Saccharomyces cerevisiae at the maximum resolution of 3.0 Å. The structure revealed the enzyme to have a tetrameric conformation that is well conserved among different species, and the GTP molecule was clearly bound at the active site, coordinating with two magnesium ions. In addition, two flexible protomers at the potential binding site (PBS) for tRNAHis were observed. We suggest that the PBS of the tetramer could also be one of the sites for interaction with partner proteins.
KW - GTP
KW - Posttranscriptional modifications
KW - Reverse polymerization
KW - Thg1
KW - X-ray structure
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