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Entry | Database: PDB / ID: 7v9a | ||||||
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Title | biogenesis module of human telomerase holoenzyme | ||||||
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![]() | REPLICATION / Telomerase | ||||||
Function / homology | ![]() telomere formation via telomerase / box H/ACA scaRNP complex / box H/ACA telomerase RNP complex / telomerase RNA localization to Cajal body / protein localization to Cajal body / Cajal body organization / snoRNA guided rRNA pseudouridine synthesis / box H/ACA snoRNP complex / Isomerases; Intramolecular transferases; Transferring other groups / rRNA pseudouridine synthesis ...telomere formation via telomerase / box H/ACA scaRNP complex / box H/ACA telomerase RNP complex / telomerase RNA localization to Cajal body / protein localization to Cajal body / Cajal body organization / snoRNA guided rRNA pseudouridine synthesis / box H/ACA snoRNP complex / Isomerases; Intramolecular transferases; Transferring other groups / rRNA pseudouridine synthesis / box H/ACA sno(s)RNA 3'-end processing / pseudouridine synthesis / snRNA pseudouridine synthesis / telomerase RNA stabilization / enzyme-directed rRNA pseudouridine synthesis / mRNA pseudouridine synthesis / box H/ACA snoRNA binding / regulation of telomerase RNA localization to Cajal body / pseudouridine synthase activity / telomerase activity / scaRNA localization to Cajal body / positive regulation of establishment of protein localization to telomere / positive regulation of protein localization to Cajal body / positive regulation of telomerase RNA localization to Cajal body / sno(s)RNA-containing ribonucleoprotein complex / telomerase holoenzyme complex / telomerase RNA binding / rRNA modification in the nucleus and cytosol / positive regulation of double-strand break repair / positive regulation of double-strand break repair via nonhomologous end joining / Association of TriC/CCT with target proteins during biosynthesis / Telomere Extension By Telomerase / RNA folding / positive regulation of double-strand break repair via homologous recombination / telomere maintenance via telomerase / RNA processing / Cajal body / positive regulation of telomerase activity / positive regulation of telomere maintenance via telomerase / positive regulation of DNA repair / maturation of LSU-rRNA / fibrillar center / rRNA processing / site of double-strand break / histone binding / protein-folding chaperone binding / cytosolic large ribosomal subunit / chromosome, telomeric region / nuclear body / DNA repair / ubiquitin protein ligase binding / protein-containing complex binding / nucleolus / RNA binding / nucleoplasm / identical protein binding / nucleus / cytoplasm / cytosol Similarity search - Function | ||||||
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Method | ELECTRON MICROSCOPY / single particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 3.94 Å | ||||||
![]() | Wan, F. / Ding, Y. / Yang, L. / Wu, Z. / Wu, J. / Lei, M. | ||||||
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![]() | ![]() Title: Zipper head mechanism of telomere synthesis by human telomerase. Authors: Futang Wan / Yongbo Ding / Yuebin Zhang / Zhenfang Wu / Shaobai Li / Lin Yang / Xiangyu Yan / Pengfei Lan / Guohui Li / Jian Wu / Ming Lei / ![]() Abstract: Telomerase, a multi-subunit ribonucleoprotein complex, is a unique reverse transcriptase that catalyzes the processive addition of a repeat sequence to extend the telomere end using a short fragment ...Telomerase, a multi-subunit ribonucleoprotein complex, is a unique reverse transcriptase that catalyzes the processive addition of a repeat sequence to extend the telomere end using a short fragment of its own RNA component as the template. Despite recent structural characterizations of human and Tetrahymena telomerase, it is still a mystery how telomerase repeatedly uses its RNA template to synthesize telomeric DNA. Here, we report the cryo-EM structure of human telomerase holoenzyme bound with telomeric DNA at resolutions of 3.5 Å and 3.9 Å for the catalytic core and biogenesis module, respectively. The structure reveals that a leucine residue Leu980 in telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) catalytic subunit functions as a zipper head to limit the length of the short primer-template duplex in the active center. Moreover, our structural and computational analyses suggest that TERT and telomerase RNA (hTR) are organized to harbor a preformed active site that can accommodate short primer-template duplex substrates for catalysis. Furthermore, our findings unveil a double-fingers architecture in TERT that ensures nucleotide addition processivity of human telomerase. We propose that the zipper head Leu980 is a structural determinant for the sequence-based pausing signal of DNA synthesis that coincides with the RNA element-based physical template boundary. Functional analyses unveil that the non-glycine zipper head plays an essential role in both telomerase repeat addition processivity and telomere length homeostasis. In addition, we also demonstrate that this zipper head mechanism is conserved in all eukaryotic telomerases. Together, our study provides an integrated model for telomerase-mediated telomere synthesis. | ||||||
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-Related structure data
Related structure data | ![]() 31813MC ![]() 7v99C C: citing same article ( M: map data used to model this data |
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-H/ACA ribonucleoprotein complex subunit ... , 4 types, 8 molecules CGDHEIFJ
#2: Protein | Mass: 57779.211 Da / Num. of mol.: 2 / Source method: isolated from a natural source / Source: (natural) ![]() References: UniProt: O60832, Isomerases; Intramolecular transferases; Transferring other groups #3: Protein | Mass: 22387.963 Da / Num. of mol.: 2 / Source method: isolated from a natural source / Source: (natural) ![]() #4: Protein | Mass: 17226.070 Da / Num. of mol.: 2 / Source method: isolated from a natural source / Source: (natural) ![]() #5: Protein | Mass: 7719.989 Da / Num. of mol.: 2 / Source method: isolated from a natural source / Source: (natural) ![]() |
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-Protein / RNA chain , 2 types, 2 molecules BR
#1: Protein | Mass: 59357.070 Da / Num. of mol.: 1 / Source method: isolated from a natural source / Source: (natural) ![]() |
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#6: RNA chain | Mass: 145477.797 Da / Num. of mol.: 1 / Source method: isolated from a natural source / Source: (natural) ![]() |
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Experiment | Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY |
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EM experiment | Aggregation state: PARTICLE / 3D reconstruction method: single particle reconstruction |
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Component | Name: Biogenesis module / Type: COMPLEX / Entity ID: all / Source: NATURAL |
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Source (natural) | Organism: ![]() |
Buffer solution | pH: 7.9 |
Specimen | Embedding applied: NO / Shadowing applied: NO / Staining applied: NO / Vitrification applied: YES |
Vitrification | Cryogen name: ETHANE |
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Electron microscopy imaging
Experimental equipment | ![]() Model: Titan Krios / Image courtesy: FEI Company |
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Microscopy | Model: FEI TITAN KRIOS |
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Electron lens | Mode: BRIGHT FIELD |
Image recording | Electron dose: 62 e/Å2 / Film or detector model: GATAN K3 (6k x 4k) |
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CTF correction | Type: PHASE FLIPPING AND AMPLITUDE CORRECTION |
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3D reconstruction | Resolution: 3.94 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Num. of particles: 167923 / Symmetry type: POINT |