2w42

THE STRUCTURE OF A PIWI PROTEIN FROM ARCHAEOGLOBUS FULGIDUS COMPLEXED WITH A 16NT DNA DUPLEX.

spinqualitylabelsall models 2w42, resolution 1.90Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 2w42 is a 6 chain structure with sequence from Archaeoglobus fulgidus and Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.9Å Ligands: MN Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function PIWI_ARCFU Required for RNA-mediated gene silencing (RNAi). Binds to short RNAs such as short interfering RNAs (siRNAs), and may cleave or repress the translation of mRNAs which are complementary to them (By similarity). 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 Target recognition in RNA silencing is governed by the "seed sequence" of a guide RNA strand associated with the PIWI/MID domain of an Argonaute protein in RISC. Using a reconstituted in vitro target recognition system, we show that a model PIWI/MID domain protein confers position-dependent tightening and loosening of guide-strand-target interactions. Over the seed sequence, the interaction affinity is enhanced up to approximately 300-fold. Enhancement is achieved through a reduced entropy penalty for the interaction. In contrast, interactions 3' of the seed are inhibited. We quantified mismatched target recognition inside and outside the seed, revealing amplified discrimination at the third position in the seed mediated by the PIWI/MID domain. Thus, association of the guide strand with the PIWI/MID domain generates an enhanced affinity anchor site over the seed that can promote fidelity in target recognition and stabilize and guide the assembly of the active silencing complex. Enhancement of the seed-target recognition step in RNA silencing by a PIWI/MID domain protein.,Parker JS, Parizotto EA, Wang M, Roe SM, Barford D Mol Cell. 2009 Jan 30;33(2):204-14. PMID:19187762 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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