multimeric ribonuclease P complex / nucleolar ribonuclease P complex / ribonuclease MRP complex / ribonuclease P RNA binding / ribonuclease P activity / tRNA 5'-leader removal / tRNA processing in the nucleus / Major pathway of rRNA processing in the nucleolus and cytosol / endonucleolytic cleavage in ITS1 to separate SSU-rRNA from 5.8S rRNA and LSU-rRNA from tricistronic rRNA transcript (SSU-rRNA, 5.8S rRNA, LSU-rRNA) / nucleoplasm / nucleus 類似検索 - 分子機能
Ribonuclease P protein subunit Rpp40 / Ribonuclease P 40kDa (Rpp40) subunit 類似検索 - ドメイン・相同性
ジャーナル: Cell / 年: 2018 タイトル: Cryo-EM Structure of the Human Ribonuclease P Holoenzyme. 著者: Jian Wu / Shuangshuang Niu / Ming Tan / Chenhui Huang / Mingyue Li / Yang Song / Qianmin Wang / Juan Chen / Shaohua Shi / Pengfei Lan / Ming Lei / 要旨: Ribonuclease (RNase) P is a ubiquitous ribozyme that cleaves the 5' leader from precursor tRNAs. Here, we report cryo-electron microscopy structures of the human nuclear RNase P alone and in ...Ribonuclease (RNase) P is a ubiquitous ribozyme that cleaves the 5' leader from precursor tRNAs. Here, we report cryo-electron microscopy structures of the human nuclear RNase P alone and in complex with tRNA. Human RNase P is a large ribonucleoprotein complex that contains 10 protein components and one catalytic RNA. The protein components form an interlocked clamp that stabilizes the RNA in a conformation optimal for substrate binding. Human RNase P recognizes the tRNA using a double-anchor mechanism through both protein-RNA and RNA-RNA interactions. Structural comparison of the apo and tRNA-bound human RNase P reveals that binding of tRNA induces a local conformational change in the catalytic center, transforming the ribozyme into an active state. Our results also provide an evolutionary model depicting how auxiliary RNA elements in bacterial RNase P, essential for substrate binding, and catalysis, were replaced by the much more complex and multifunctional protein components in higher organisms.