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| Title | Structural basis of circularly permuted group II intron self-splicing. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | Nat Struct Mol Biol, Vol. 32, Issue 6, Page 1091-1100, Year 2025 |
| Publish date | Jan 31, 2025 |
Authors | Liu Wang / Jiahao Xie / Chong Zhang / Jian Zou / Zirui Huang / Sitong Shang / Xingyu Chen / Yang Yang / Jianquan Liu / Haohao Dong / Dingming Huang / Zhaoming Su / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | Circularly permuted group II introns (CP introns) consist of rearranged structural domains separated by two tethered exons, generating branched introns and circular exons via back-splicing. ...Circularly permuted group II introns (CP introns) consist of rearranged structural domains separated by two tethered exons, generating branched introns and circular exons via back-splicing. Structural and mechanistic understanding of circular RNA (circRNA) generation by CP introns remains elusive. We resolve cryo-electron microscopy structures of a natural CP intron in different states during back-splicing at a resolution of 2.5-2.9 Å. Domain 6 (D6) undergoes a conformational change of 65° after branching, to facilitate 3'-exon recognition and circularization. Previously unseen tertiary interactions compact the catalytic triad and D6 for splicing without protein, whereas a metal ion, M, is observed to stabilize the 5'-exon during splicing. While these unique features were not observed in canonical group II introns and spliceosomes, they are common in CP introns, as demonstrated by the cryo-EM structure of another CP intron discovered by comparative genomics analysis. Our results elucidate the mechanism of CP intron back-splicing dynamics, with potential applications in circRNA research and therapeutics. |
External links | Nat Struct Mol Biol / PubMed:39890981 |
| Methods | EM (single particle) |
| Resolution | 2.54 - 2.96 Å |
| Structure data | EMDB-38646, PDB-8xtp: EMDB-38647, PDB-8xtq: EMDB-38648, PDB-8xtr: EMDB-38649, PDB-8xts: EMDB-60833, PDB-9is7: |
| Chemicals | ![]() ChemComp-K: ![]() ChemComp-MG: ![]() ChemComp-SPD: |
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Keywords | RNA / CryoEM / Ribozyme |
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