2nub

Structure of Aquifex aeolicus Argonuate

spinqualitylabelsall models 2nub, resolution 3.20Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 2nub is a 1 chain structure with sequence from "aquifex_aeolicus"_huber_and_stetter_2001 "aquifex aeolicus" huber and stetter 2001. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Gene: Argonaute ("Aquifex aeolicus" Huber and Stetter 2001) Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Evolutionary Conservation Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMed Gene silencing mediated by RNA interference requires the sequence-specific recognition of target mRNA by the endonuclease Argonaute, the primary enzymatic component of the RNA-induced silencing complex. We report the crystal structure of Aquifex aeolicus Argonaute, refined at 3.2A resolution. Relative to recent Argonaute structures, a 24 degrees reorientation of the PAZ domain in our structure opens a basic cleft between the N-terminal and PAZ domains, exposing the guide strand binding pocket of PAZ. This rearrangement leads to a branched, Y-shaped system of grooves that extends through the molecule and merges in a central channel containing the catalytic residues. A 5.5-ns molecular dynamics simulation of Argonaute shows a strong tendency of the PAZ and N-terminal domains to be mobile. Binding of single-stranded DNA to Argonaute monitored by total internal reflection fluorescence spectroscopy shows biphasic kinetics, also indicative of domain rearrangement upon DNA binding. Conformational rearrangement of the PAZ domain may therefore be critical for the catalytic cycle of Argonaute and the RNA-induced silencing complex. Structure of Aquifex aeolicus argonaute highlights conformational flexibility of the PAZ domain as a potential regulator of RNA-induced silencing complex function.,Rashid UJ, Paterok D, Koglin A, Gohlke H, Piehler J, Chen JC J Biol Chem. 2007 May 4;282(18):13824-32. Epub 2006 Nov 27. PMID:17130125 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Argonaute 3D structures

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