Reserved Sandbox 329

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== STRUCTURE ==
== STRUCTURE ==
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The uridylyl transferase bound [[ligand]] is an <scene name='Reserved_Sandbox_329/Ligand/4'>ATP complex</scene> with two Mg<sup>2+</sup> ions, however many TUTases involved in RNA editing are shown to exhibit preference for binding to UTP instead.<ref name="primary citation">PMID:17785418</ref> Three <scene name='Reserved_Sandbox_329/Asp/1'>aspartate residues</scene> are conserved in TUTases, and are required for coordinating the Mg<sup>2+</sup> ions in some TUTases. <ref name="primary citation">PMID:17785418</ref> Thus, these <scene name='Reserved_Sandbox_329/Asp/1'>aspartate residues</scene> are vital in catalysing this reaction.
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The uridylyl transferase bound [[ligand]] is an <scene name='Reserved_Sandbox_329/Ligand/4'>ATP complex</scene> with two Mg<sup>2+</sup> ions, however many TUTases involved in RNA editing are shown to exhibit preference for binding to UTP instead.<ref name="primary citation">PMID:17785418</ref> Three <scene name='Reserved_Sandbox_329/Asp/1'>aspartate residues</scene> are conserved in TUTases, and are required for coordinating the Mg<sup>2+</sup> ions in some TUTases. <ref name="primary citation">PMID:17785418</ref> Thus, these <scene name='Reserved_Sandbox_329/Asp/1'>aspartate residues</scene> are vital in catalyzing this reaction.
== REFERENCES ==
== REFERENCES ==

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Contents

Uridylyl transferases

Secondary structure succession of ATP-bound TUTases.
Secondary structure succession of ATP-bound TUTases.

INTRODUCTION

Terminal uridylyl transferases (TUTases) belong to a superfamily of polymerase ß nucleotidyl transferases.[1] TUTases have been isolated from Trypanosoma brucei and also Leishmania ssp, parasites causing diseases in humans such as African Sleeping Sickness.[2] TUTases function in RNA editing; more specifically they catalyze the reaction that adds UMP to a RNA substrate. Trypanosomal TUTases have RNA substrates that are shown to select for cognate nucleosides and provide a metal ion binding site for Mg2+ ions.[1]


PDB ID 2q0d

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2q0d, resolution 2.00Å ()
Ligands: ,
Gene: TUT4 (Trypanosoma brucei)
Activity: RNA uridylyltransferase, with EC number 2.7.7.52
Related: 2ikf, 2nom
Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum
Coordinates: save as pdb, mmCIF, xml



STRUCTURE

The uridylyl transferase bound ligand is an with two Mg2+ ions, however many TUTases involved in RNA editing are shown to exhibit preference for binding to UTP instead.[1] Three are conserved in TUTases, and are required for coordinating the Mg2+ ions in some TUTases. [1] Thus, these are vital in catalyzing this reaction.

REFERENCES

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Stagno J, Aphasizheva I, Aphasizhev R, Luecke H. Dual role of the RNA substrate in selectivity and catalysis by terminal uridylyl transferases. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Sep 11;104(37):14634-9. Epub 2007 Sep 4. PMID:17785418
  2. Aphasizhev R, Sbicego S, Peris M, Jang SH, Aphasizheva I, Simpson AM, Rivlin A, Simpson L. Trypanosome mitochondrial 3' terminal uridylyl transferase (TUTase): the key enzyme in U-insertion/deletion RNA editing. Cell. 2002 Mar 8;108(5):637-48. PMID:11893335

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