6nit | pdb_00006nit

Human Argonaute2-miR-122 bound to a target RNA with four central mismatches (bu4)

spinqualitylabelsall models 6nit, resolution 3.80Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 6nit is a 6 chain structure. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function [AGO2_HUMAN] Required for RNA-mediated gene silencing (RNAi) by the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC). The 'minimal RISC' appears to include EIF2C2/AGO2 bound to a short guide RNA such as a microRNA (miRNA) or short interfering RNA (siRNA). These guide RNAs direct RISC to complementary mRNAs that are targets for RISC-mediated gene silencing. The precise mechanism of gene silencing depends on the degree of complementarity between the miRNA or siRNA and its target. Binding of RISC to a perfectly complementary mRNA generally results in silencing due to endonucleolytic cleavage of the mRNA specifically by EIF2C2/AGO2. Binding of RISC to a partially complementary mRNA results in silencing through inhibition of translation, and this is independent of endonuclease activity. May inhibit translation initiation by binding to the 7-methylguanosine cap, thereby preventing the recruitment of the translation initiation factor eIF4-E. May also inhibit translation initiation via interaction with EIF6, which itself binds to the 60S ribosomal subunit and prevents its association with the 40S ribosomal subunit. The inhibition of translational initiation leads to the accumulation of the affected mRNA in cytoplasmic processing bodies (P-bodies), where mRNA degradation may subsequently occur. In some cases RISC-mediated translational repression is also observed for miRNAs that perfectly match the 3' untranslated region (3'-UTR). Can also up-regulate the translation of specific mRNAs under certain growth conditions. Binds to the AU element of the 3'-UTR of the TNF (TNF-alpha) mRNA and up-regulates translation under conditions of serum starvation. Also required for transcriptional gene silencing (TGS), in which short RNAs known as antigene RNAs or agRNAs direct the transcriptional repression of complementary promoter regions. Publication Abstract from PubMed MicroRNAs (miRNAs) broadly regulate gene expression through association with Argonaute (Ago), which also protects miRNAs from degradation. However, miRNA stability is known to vary and is regulated by poorly understood mechanisms. A major emerging process, termed target-directed miRNA degradation (TDMD), employs specialized target RNAs to selectively bind to miRNAs and induce their decay. Here, we report structures of human Ago2 (hAgo2) bound to miRNAs and TDMD-inducing targets. miRNA and target form a bipartite duplex with an unpaired flexible linker. hAgo2 cannot physically accommodate the RNA, causing the duplex to bend at the linker and display the miRNA 3' end for enzymatic attack. Altering 3' end display by changing linker flexibility, changing 3' end complementarity, or mutationally inducing 3' end release impacts TDMD efficiency, leading to production of distinct 3'-miRNA isoforms in cells. Our results uncover the mechanism driving TDMD and reveal 3' end display as a key determinant regulating miRNA activity via 3' remodeling and/or degradation. Structural Basis for Target-Directed MicroRNA Degradation.,Sheu-Gruttadauria J, Pawlica P, Klum SM, Wang S, Yario TA, Schirle Oakdale NT, Steitz JA, MacRae IJ Mol Cell. 2019 Jul 13. pii: S1097-2765(19)30475-7. doi:, 10.1016/j.molcel.2019.06.019. PMID:31353209 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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