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Linkage of catalysis and 5' end recognition in ribonuclease RNase J.


ABSTRACT: In diverse bacterial species, the turnover and processing of many RNAs is mediated by the ribonuclease RNase J, a member of the widely occurring metallo-?-lactamase enzyme family. We present crystal structures of Streptomyces coelicolor RNase J with bound RNA in pre- and post-cleavage states, at 2.27 Å and 2.80 Å resolution, respectively. These structures reveal snapshots of the enzyme cleaving substrate directionally and sequentially from the 5' terminus. In the pre-cleavage state, a water molecule is coordinated to a zinc ion pair in the active site but is imperfectly oriented to launch a nucleophilic attack on the phosphate backbone. A conformational switch is envisaged that enables the in-line positioning of the attacking water and may be facilitated by magnesium ions. Adjacent to the scissile bond, four bases are stacked in a tightly sandwiching pocket, and mutagenesis results indicate that this organization helps to drive processive exo-ribonucleolytic cleavage. Like its numerous homologues, S. coelicolor RNase J can also cleave some RNA internally, and the structural data suggest how the preference for exo- versus endo-cleavage mode is linked with recognition of the chemical status of the substrate's 5' end.

SUBMITTER: Pei XY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4652760 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Linkage of catalysis and 5' end recognition in ribonuclease RNase J.

Pei Xue-Yuan XY   Bralley Patricia P   Jones George H GH   Luisi Ben F BF  

Nucleic acids research 20150807 16


In diverse bacterial species, the turnover and processing of many RNAs is mediated by the ribonuclease RNase J, a member of the widely occurring metallo-β-lactamase enzyme family. We present crystal structures of Streptomyces coelicolor RNase J with bound RNA in pre- and post-cleavage states, at 2.27 Å and 2.80 Å resolution, respectively. These structures reveal snapshots of the enzyme cleaving substrate directionally and sequentially from the 5' terminus. In the pre-cleavage state, a water mole  ...[more]

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