9swn | pdb_00009swn

Cryo-EM structure of yeast telomerase holoenzyme

spinqualitylabelsall models 9swn, resolution 3.00Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 9swn is a 7 chain structure with sequence from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: Electron Microscopy, Resolution 3Å Ligands: MG, ZN Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Publication Abstract from PubMed Telomerase is a reverse transcriptase that synthesizes telomeric repeats at chromosome ends, safeguarding genome integrity. We present the cryo-electron microscopy structure of the budding yeast telomerase, which exhibits substantial divergence from its ciliate and vertebrate counterparts. The structure reveals a stable core formed by telomerase RNA TLC1; the three ever shorter telomere (Est) proteins, Est1, Est2 and Est3; and the Pop1/Pop6/Pop7 complex (Pop1/6/7). TLC1, Est3, and Pop1/6/7 serve critical roles in complex assembly. We identified a zinc finger (ZnF) motif in the telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) subunit Est2 that is crucial for telomerase function. Structure prediction suggests the presence of ZnFs in TERT from diverse species. These findings offer insights into the functional organization of yeast telomerase and underscore the evolutionary diversity of telomerase holoenzymes. Cryo-electron microscopy structure of the budding yeast telomerase holoenzyme.,Hu H, Neumann H, Teplitz GM, Franco-Echevarria E, Chartrand P, Wellinger RJ, Nguyen THD Science. 2026 Mar 26;391(6792):eadz5344. doi: 10.1126/science.adz5344. Epub 2026 , Mar 26. PMID:41886584 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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