4onj | pdb_00004onj

Crystal structure of the catalytic domain of ntDRM

spinqualitylabelsall models 4onj, resolution 2.81Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 4onj is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Nicotiana tabacum. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Ligands: SFG Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function Q76KU6_TOBAC Publication Abstract from PubMed DNA methylation is a conserved epigenetic gene-regulation mechanism. DOMAINS REARRANGED METHYLTRANSFERASE (DRM) is a key de novo methyltransferase in plants, but how DRM acts mechanistically is poorly understood. Here, we report the crystal structure of the methyltransferase domain of tobacco DRM (NtDRM) and reveal a molecular basis for its rearranged structure. NtDRM forms a functional homodimer critical for catalytic activity. We also show that Arabidopsis DRM2 exists in complex with the small interfering RNA (siRNA) effector ARGONAUTE4 (AGO4) and preferentially methylates one DNA strand, likely the strand acting as the template for RNA polymerase V-mediated noncoding RNA transcripts. This strand-biased DNA methylation is also positively correlated with strand-biased siRNA accumulation. These data suggest a model in which DRM2 is guided to target loci by AGO4-siRNA and involves base-pairing of associated siRNAs with nascent RNA transcripts. Molecular Mechanism of Action of Plant DRM De Novo DNA Methyltransferases.,Zhong X, Du J, Hale CJ, Gallego-Bartolome J, Feng S, Vashisht AA, Chory J, Wohlschlegel JA, Patel DJ, Jacobsen SE Cell. 2014 May 22;157(5):1050-60. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.03.056. PMID:24855943 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also DNA methyltransferase 3D structures

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