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Title | Distinct and evolutionary conserved structural features of the human nuclear exosome complex. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Elife, Vol. 7, Year 2018 |
Publish date | Jul 26, 2018 |
Authors | Piotr Gerlach / Jan M Schuller / Fabien Bonneau / Jérôme Basquin / Peter Reichelt / Sebastian Falk / Elena Conti / |
PubMed Abstract | The nuclear RNA exosome complex mediates the processing of structured RNAs and the decay of aberrant non-coding RNAs, an important function particularly in human cells. Most mechanistic studies to ...The nuclear RNA exosome complex mediates the processing of structured RNAs and the decay of aberrant non-coding RNAs, an important function particularly in human cells. Most mechanistic studies to date have focused on the yeast system. Here, we reconstituted and studied the properties of a recombinant 14-subunit human nuclear exosome complex. In biochemical assays, the human exosome embeds a longer RNA channel than its yeast counterpart. The 3.8 Å resolution cryo-EM structure of the core complex bound to a single-stranded RNA reveals that the RNA channel path is formed by two distinct features of the hDIS3 exoribonuclease: an open conformation and a domain organization more similar to bacterial RNase II than to yeast Rrp44. The cryo-EM structure of the holo-complex shows how obligate nuclear cofactors position the hMTR4 helicase at the entrance of the core complex, suggesting a striking structural conservation from lower to higher eukaryotes. |
External links | Elife / PubMed:30047866 / PubMed Central |
Methods | EM (single particle) |
Resolution | 3.8 - 6.25 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-0127: |
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Keywords | RNA BINDING PROTEIN / nuclear exosome / RNA decay / cryoEM / hEXO-10 / hDIS3 / hMPP6 |