Specificity of ribonucleoprotein interaction determined by RNA folding during complex formation
- 1 April 1996
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature
- Vol. 380 (6575) , 646-650
- https://doi.org/10.1038/380646a0
Abstract
Many proteins involved in pre-mRNA processing contain one or more copies of a 70-90-amino-acid alphabeta module called the ribonucleoprotein domain. RNA maturation depends on the specific recognition by ribonucleoproteins of RNA elements within pre-mRNAs and small nuclear RNAs. The human U1A protein binds an RNA hairpin during splicing, and regulates its own expression by binding an internal loop in the 3'-untranslated region of its pre-mRNA, preventing polyadenylation. Here we report the nuclear magnetic resonance structure of the complex between the regulatory element of the U1A 3'-untranslated region (UTR) and the U1A protein RNA-binding domain. Specific intermolecular recognition requires the interaction of the variable loops of the ribonucleoprotein domain with the well-structured helical regions of the RNA. Formation of the complex then orders the flexible RNA single-stranded loop against the protein beta-sheet surface, and reorganizes the carboxy-terminal region of the protein to maximize surface complementarity and functional group recognition.Keywords
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