6pom

Cryo-EM structure of the full-length Bacillus subtilis glyQS T-box riboswitch in complex with tRNA-Gly

Loading... Status: waiting for Mol* initialization Structural highlights 6pom is a 2 chain structure. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Related: 6pmo Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Publication Abstract from PubMed Amino acid availability in Gram-positive bacteria is monitored by T-box riboswitches. T-boxes directly bind tRNAs, assess their aminoacylation state, and regulate the transcription or translation of downstream genes to maintain nutritional homeostasis. Here, we report cocrystal and cryo-EM structures of Geobacillus kaustophilus and Bacillus subtilis T-box-tRNA complexes, detailing their multivalent, exquisitely selective interactions. The T-box forms a U-shaped molecular vise that clamps the tRNA, captures its 3' end using an elaborate 'discriminator' structure, and interrogates its aminoacylation state using a steric filter fashioned from a wobble base pair. In the absence of aminoacylation, T-boxes clutch tRNAs and form a continuously stacked central spine, permitting transcriptional readthrough or translation initiation. A modeled aminoacyl disrupts tRNA-T-box stacking, severing the central spine and blocking gene expression. Our data establish a universal mechanism of amino acid sensing on tRNAs and gene regulation by T-box riboswitches and exemplify how higher-order RNA-RNA interactions achieve multivalency and specificity. Structural basis of amino acid surveillance by higher-order tRNA-mRNA interactions.,Li S, Su Z, Lehmann J, Stamatopoulou V, Giarimoglou N, Henderson FE, Fan L, Pintilie GD, Zhang K, Chen M, Ludtke SJ, Wang YX, Stathopoulos C, Chiu W, Zhang J Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2019 Nov 18. pii: 10.1038/s41594-019-0326-7. doi:, 10.1038/s41594-019-0326-7. PMID:31740854 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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