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Structural basis and function of XRN2 binding by XTB domains.

ABSTRACT: The RNase XRN2 is essential in RNA metabolism. In Caenorhabditis elegans, XRN2 functions with PAXT-1, which shares a putative XRN2-binding domain (XTBD) with otherwise unrelated mammalian proteins. Here, we characterize the structure and function of an XTBD-XRN2 complex. Although XTBD stably interconnects two XRN2 domains through numerous interacting residues, mutation of a single critical residue suffices to disrupt XTBD-XRN2 complexes in vitro and to recapitulate paxt-1-null mutant phenotypes in vivo. Demonstrating conservation of function, vertebrate XTBD-containing proteins bind XRN2 in vitro, and human CDKN2AIPNL (HsC2AIL) can substitute for PAXT-1 in vivo. In vertebrates, which express three distinct XTBD-containing proteins, XRN2 may partition into distinct stable heterodimeric complexes, which probably differ in subcellular localization or function. In C. elegans, complex formation with PAXT-1, the sole XTBD protein, serves to preserve the stability of XRN2 in the absence of substrate.

SUBMITTER: Richter H

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4888950 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

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Structural basis and function of XRN2 binding by XTB domains.

Richter Hannes H Katic Iskra I Gut Heinz H Großhans Helge H

Nature structural & molecular biology 20160118 2

The RNase XRN2 is essential in RNA metabolism. In Caenorhabditis elegans, XRN2 functions with PAXT-1, which shares a putative XRN2-binding domain (XTBD) with otherwise unrelated mammalian proteins. Here, we characterize the structure and function of an XTBD-XRN2 complex. Although XTBD stably interconnects two XRN2 domains through numerous interacting residues, mutation of a single critical residue suffices to disrupt XTBD-XRN2 complexes in vitro and to recapitulate paxt-1-null mutant phenotypes ...[more]

PMID: 26779609

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