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SUBMITTER: Desai KK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4174438 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Desai Kevin K KK Bingman Craig A CA Cheng Chin L CL Phillips George N GN Raines Ronald T RT
RNA (New York, N.Y.) 20140826 10
RNA 3'-phosphate cyclase (RtcA) catalyzes the ATP-dependent cyclization of a 3'-phosphate to form a 2',3'-cyclic phosphate at RNA termini. Cyclization proceeds through RtcA-AMP and RNA(3')pp(5')A covalent intermediates, which are analogous to intermediates formed during catalysis by the tRNA ligase RtcB. Here we present a crystal structure of Pyrococcus horikoshii RtcA in complex with a 3'-phosphate terminated RNA and adenosine in the AMP-binding pocket. Our data reveal that RtcA recognizes subs ...[more]