1u04

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<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[1u04]] is a 1 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrococcus_furiosus Pyrococcus furiosus]. The February 2008 RCSB PDB [http://pdb.rcsb.org/pdb/static.do?p=education_discussion/molecule_of_the_month/index.html Molecule of the Month] feature on ''Small Interfering RNA'' by David S. Goodsell is [http://dx.doi.org/10.2210/rcsb_pdb/mom_2008_2 10.2210/rcsb_pdb/mom_2008_2]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1U04 OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1U04 FirstGlance]. <br>

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<tr><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1u04 FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=1u04 OCA], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=1u04 RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/1u04 PDBsum]</span></td></tr>

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</jmol>, as determined by [http://consurfdb.tau.ac.il/ ConSurfDB]. You may read the [[Conservation%2C_Evolutionary|explanation]] of the method and the full data available from [http://bental.tau.ac.il/new_ConSurfDB/chain_selection.php?pdb_ID=2ata ConSurf].

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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==

Argonaute proteins and small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) are the known signature components of the RNA interference effector complex RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC). However, the identity of "Slicer," the enzyme that cleaves the messenger RNA (mRNA) as directed by the siRNA, has not been resolved. Here, we report the crystal structure of the Argonaute protein from Pyrococcus furiosus at 2.25 angstrom resolution. The structure reveals a crescent-shaped base made up of the amino-terminal, middle, and PIWI domains. The Piwi Argonaute Zwille (PAZ) domain is held above the base by a "stalk"-like region. The PIWI domain (named for the protein piwi) is similar to ribonuclease H, with a conserved active site aspartate-aspartate-glutamate motif, strongly implicating Argonaute as "Slicer." The architecture of the molecule and the placement of the PAZ and PIWI domains define a groove for substrate binding and suggest a mechanism for siRNA-guided mRNA cleavage.

Crystal structure of Argonaute and its implications for RISC slicer activity.,Song JJ, Smith SK, Hannon GJ, Joshua-Tor L Science. 2004 Sep 3;305(5689):1434-7. Epub 2004 Jul 29. PMID:15284453<ref>PMID:15284453</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>

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*[[Argonaute|Argonaute]]

[[Category: Pyrococcus furiosus]]

[[Category: Hannon, G J.]]

[[Category: Joshua-Tor, L.]]

[[Category: Smith, S K.]]

[[Category: Song, J J.]]

[[Category: Slicer]]