Structural basis of diverse sequence-dependent target recognition by the 8 kDa dynein light chain11Edited by P. E. Wright

2001 ◽  
Vol 306 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing-Song Fan ◽  
Qiang Zhang ◽  
Hidehito Tochio ◽  
Ming Li ◽  
Mingjie Zhang
2002 ◽  
Vol 278 (10) ◽  
pp. 8501-8507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Young Jun Im ◽  
Seong Ho Park ◽  
Seong-Hwan Rho ◽  
Jun Hyuck Lee ◽  
Gil Bu Kang ◽  
...  

2009 ◽  
Vol 37 (8) ◽  
pp. 2434-2448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Srinivas Ramachandran ◽  
Brenda R. Temple ◽  
Stephen G. Chaney ◽  
Nikolay V. Dokholyan

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Todd A. Anzelon ◽  
Saikat Chowdhury ◽  
Siobhan M. Hughes ◽  
Yao Xiao ◽  
Gabriel C. Lander ◽  
...  

SummaryPiwi proteins use PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) to identify and silence the transposable elements (TEs) pervasively found in animal genomes. The Piwi targeting mechanism is proposed to be similar to targeting by Argonaute proteins, which employ microRNA (miRNA) guides to repress cellular mRNAs, but has not been characterized in detail. We present cryo-EM structures of a Piwi-piRNA complex with and without target RNAs and analysis of target recognition. Resembling Argonaute, Piwi identifies targets using the piRNA seed-region. However, Piwi creates a much weaker seed so that prolonged target association requires further piRNA-target pairing. Beyond the seed, Piwi creates wide central cleft wide for unencumbered piRNA-target pairing, enabling long-lived Piwi-piRNA-target interactions that are tolerant of mismatches. Piwi ensures targeting fidelity by blocking propagation of the piRNA-target duplex in the absence of faithful seed pairing, and by requiring extended piRNA-target pairing to reach an endonucleolytically active conformation. This mechanism allows Piwi to minimize off-targeting cellular mRNAs and adapt piRNA sequences to evolving genomic threats.


2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (8) ◽  
pp. 4316-4324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giedrius Sasnauskas ◽  
Kotryna Kauneckaitė ◽  
Virginijus Siksnys

1998 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 317-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danette L. Daniels ◽  
Alexandra R. Cohen ◽  
James M. Anderson ◽  
Axel T. Brünger

2006 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 584-594 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y.-T. Wang ◽  
W.-J. Yang ◽  
C.-L. Li ◽  
L. G. Doudeva ◽  
H. S. Yuan

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Sheu-Gruttadauria ◽  
Yao Xiao ◽  
Luca F. R. Gebert ◽  
Ian J. MacRae

AbstractmicroRNAs (miRNA) guide Argonaute proteins to mRNAs targeted for repression. Target recognition occurs primarily through the miRNA seed region, composed of guide (g) nucleotides g2–g8. However, nucleotides beyond the seed are also important for some known miRNA-target interactions. Here, we report the structure of human Argonaute2 (Ago2) engaged with a target RNA recognized through both miRNA seed and supplementary (g13–g16) regions. Ago2 creates a “supplementary chamber” that accommodates up to 5 miRNA-target base pairs. Seed and supplementary chambers are adjacent to each other, and can be bridged by an unstructured target loop of 1–15 nucleotides. Opening of the supplementary chamber may be constrained by tension in the miRNA 3' tail as increases in miRNA length stabilize supplementary interactions. Contrary to previous reports, we demonstrate optimal supplementary interactions can increase target affinity >20-fold. These results provide a mechanism for extended miRNA-targeting, suggest a function for 3' isomiRs in tuning miRNA targeting specificity, and indicate that supplementary interactions may contribute more to target recognition than is widely appreciated.


eLife ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhu Liu ◽  
Zhou Gong ◽  
Wen-Xue Jiang ◽  
Ju Yang ◽  
Wen-Kai Zhu ◽  
...  

A polyubiquitin comprises multiple covalently linked ubiquitins and recognizes myriad targets. Free or bound to ligands, polyubiquitins are found in different arrangements of ubiquitin subunits. To understand the structural basis for polyubiquitin quaternary plasticity and to explore the target recognition mechanism, we characterize the conformational space of Lys63-linked diubiquitin (K63-Ub2). Refining against inter-subunit paramagnetic NMR data, we show that free K63-Ub2 exists as a dynamic ensemble comprising multiple closed and open quaternary states. The quaternary dynamics enables K63-Ub2 to be specifically recognized in a variety of signaling pathways. When binding to a target protein, one of the preexisting quaternary states is selected and stabilized. A point mutation that shifts the equilibrium between the different states modulates the binding affinities towards K63-Ub2 ligands. This conformational selection mechanism at the quaternary level may be used by polyubiquitins of different lengths and linkages for target recognition.


2008 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 1211-1218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nobuo N. Noda ◽  
Hiroyuki Kumeta ◽  
Hitoshi Nakatogawa ◽  
Kenji Satoo ◽  
Wakana Adachi ◽  
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