6HU6

Structure of ARF1 RNA

Summary for 6HU6

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb6hu6/pdb
• Descriptor: RNA (19-MER), RNA (5'-R(*GP*AP*GP*UP*GP*CP*CP*AP*GP*A)-3'), RNA (5'-R(*CP*UP*GP*GP*UP*AP*CP*UP*C)-3'), ... (6 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: dsrbd, rna localization, smd, staufen, rna
• Biological source: Homo sapiens; More
• Total number of polymer chains: 4
• Total formula weight: 18267.13

Authors

Emmerich, C.,Lazzaretti, D.,Bandholz-Cajamarca, L.,Bono, F. (deposition date: 2018-10-05, release date: 2018-11-21, Last modification date: 2024-05-15)

Primary citation

Lazzaretti, D.,Bandholz-Cajamarca, L.,Emmerich, C.,Schaaf, K.,Basquin, C.,Irion, U.,Bono, F.
The crystal structure of Staufen1 in complex with a physiological RNA sheds light on substrate selectivity.
Life Sci Alliance, 1:e201800187-e201800187, 2018

PubMed Abstract: During mRNA localization, RNA-binding proteins interact with specific structured mRNA localization motifs. Although several such motifs have been identified, we have limited structural information on how these interact with RNA-binding proteins. Staufen proteins bind structured mRNA motifs through dsRNA-binding domains (dsRBD) and are involved in mRNA localization in and mammals. We solved the structure of two dsRBDs of human Staufen1 in complex with a physiological dsRNA sequence. We identified interactions between the dsRBDs and the RNA sugar-phosphate backbone and direct contacts of conserved Staufen residues to RNA bases. Mutating residues mediating nonspecific backbone interactions only affected Staufen function in when in vitro binding was severely reduced. Conversely, residues involved in base-directed interactions were required in vivo even when they minimally affected in vitro binding. Our work revealed that Staufen can read sequence features in the minor groove of dsRNA and suggests that these influence target selection in vivo.

PubMed: 30456389
DOI: 10.26508/lsa.201800187

Experimental method

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (1.904 Å)