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==Structure of Exuperantia EXO-like and SAM-like domains==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[5l80]] is a 2 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drosophila_melanogaster Drosophila melanogaster]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=5L80 OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=5L80 FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">X-ray diffraction, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 2.8&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=5l80 FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=5l80 OCA], [https://pdbe.org/5l80 PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=5l80 RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/5l80 PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=5l80 ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/EXU_DROME EXU_DROME] Ensures the proper localization of the mRNA of the bicoid gene to the anterior regions of the oocyte thus playing a fundamental role in the establishment of the polarity of the oocyte. May bind the bcd mRNA.
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Anterior patterning in Drosophila is mediated by the localization of bicoid (bcd) mRNA at the anterior pole of the oocyte. Exuperantia (Exu) is a putative exonuclease (EXO) associated with bcd and required for its localization. We present the crystal structure of Exu, which reveals a dimeric assembly with each monomer consisting of a 3'-5' EXO-like domain and a sterile alpha motif (SAM)-like domain. The catalytic site is degenerate and inactive. Instead, the EXO-like domain mediates dimerization and RNA binding. We show that Exu binds RNA directly in vitro, that the SAM-like domain is required for RNA binding activity and that Exu binds a structured element present in the bcd 3' untranslated region with high affinity. Through structure-guided mutagenesis, we show that Exu dimerization is essential for bcd localization. Our data demonstrate that Exu is a noncanonical RNA-binding protein with EXO-SAM-like domain architecture that interacts with its target RNA as a homodimer.

The bicoid mRNA localization factor Exuperantia is an RNA-binding pseudonuclease.,Lazzaretti D, Veith K, Kramer K, Basquin C, Urlaub H, Irion U, Bono F Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2016 Jul 4. doi: 10.1038/nsmb.3254. PMID:27376588<ref>PMID:27376588</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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== References ==
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[[Category: Drosophila melanogaster]]
[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Bono F]]
[[Category: Lazzaretti D]]
[[Category: Veith K]]