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==Crystal structure of the engineered nine-repeat PUF domain==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[5ykh]] is a 1 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_sapiens Homo sapiens]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=5YKH OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=5YKH 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]] 2.457&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=PO4:PHOSPHATE+ION'>PO4</scene></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=5ykh FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=5ykh OCA], [https://pdbe.org/5ykh PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=5ykh RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/5ykh PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=5ykh ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/PUM1_HUMAN PUM1_HUMAN] Sequence-specific RNA-binding protein that regulates translation and mRNA stability by binding the 3'-UTR of mRNA targets. May be required to support proliferation and self-renewal of stem cells (By similarity).
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Specific manipulation of RNA is necessary for the research in biotechnology and medicine. The RNA-binding domains of Pumilio/fem-3 mRNA binding factors (PUF domains) are programmable RNA binding scaffolds used to engineer artificial proteins that specifically modulate RNAs. However, the native PUF domains generally recognize 8-nt RNAs, limiting their applications. Here, we modify the PUF domain of human Pumilio1 to engineer PUFs that recognize RNA targets of different length. The engineered PUFs bind to their RNA targets specifically and PUFs with more repeats have higher binding affinity than the canonical eight-repeat domains; however, the binding affinity reaches the peak at those with 9 and 10 repeats. Structural analysis on PUF with nine repeats reveals a higher degree of curvature, and the RNA binding unexpectedly and dramatically opens the curved structure. Investigation of the residues positioned in between two RNA bases demonstrates that tyrosine and arginine have favored stacking interactions. Further tests on the availability of the engineered PUFs in vitro and in splicing function assays indicate that our engineered PUFs bind RNA targets with high affinity in a programmable way.

Expanding RNA binding specificity and affinity of engineered PUF domains.,Zhao YY, Mao MW, Zhang WJ, Wang J, Li HT, Yang Y, Wang Z, Wu JW Nucleic Acids Res. 2018 Feb 27. pii: 4911549. doi: 10.1093/nar/gky134. PMID:29490074<ref>PMID:29490074</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: Homo sapiens]]
[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Li HT]]
[[Category: Wang J]]
[[Category: Wang ZX]]
[[Category: Wu JW]]
[[Category: Zhao YY]]