4kbg

almost closed conformation of the helicase core of the RNA helicase Hera

spinqualitylabelsall models 4kbg, resolution 2.54Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 4kbg is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Thermus thermophilus HB27. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.54Å Ligands: SO4 Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function Q72GF3_THET2 Publication Abstract from PubMed DEAD-box helicases catalyze the ATP-dependent destabilization of RNA duplexes. Hera is a DEAD-box helicase from Thermus thermophilus that consists of a helicase core, followed by a C-terminal extension comprising a dimerization domain and an RNA-binding domain. The combined structural information on individual Hera domains provides a molecular model of the Hera dimer. The modular architecture with flexible connections between individual domains affords different relative orientations of the RBD relative to the Hera helicase core, and of the two helicase cores within the dimer. Presumably, domain movements are intimately linked to RNA binding, to the interplay of the RBD and the helicase core, and to RNA unwinding, and may impact on the functional cooperation of the two helicase cores in RNA unwinding. The in vivo function of Hera is unknown. The Hera RBD recognizes two distinct elements in the RNA substrate, a single-stranded and a structured region. The helicase core then unwinds an adjacent RNA duplex in an ATP-dependent reaction. Overall, this mode of action is reminiscent of DEAD-box proteins that act as general RNA chaperones. This review summarizes the current knowledge on Hera structure and function, and discusses a possible role of Hera in the Thermus thermophilus cold-shock response. Rearranging RNA structures at 75 degrees C? towards the molecular mechanism and physiological function of the Thermus thermophilus DEAD-box helicase hera.,Klostermeier D Biopolymers. 2013 Jun 13. doi: 10.1002/bip.22316. PMID:23765433 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also ATPase 3D structures Helicase 3D structures

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