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| - | The PDB 2EZ6 is based on the crystal structure of the Crystal structure of A. aeolicus RNaseIII-dsRBD in complex with dsRNA published in the Article listed above and cited in figure 6 of the article. The major theme of this article was investigating the structural insights of the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC), RISC assembly, which is facilitated by dsRNA-binding domains of human RNA helicase A (DHX9). RISC plays an important role as the key cellular machinery in RNAi pathways.Study showed that human RNA helicase A (DHX9) functions as an RISC-loading factor, and such function is mediated mainly by its dsRNA-binding domains (dsRBDs).RISC is responsible for slicing or repressing the translation of the mRNA targets in a sequence-specific manner. The study further investigated the crystal structures of human RNA helicase A (RHA) dsRBD1 and dsRBD2 domains in complex with dsRNAs. The two binding domains dsRBD1 and dsRBD2, which stands for diuble stranded RNA binding domains and they are required for RISC association, and such association is mediated by dsRNA. The crystal structure analysis further revealed that the siRNA is recognized by RHA with the cooperation on dsRBDs. RHA functions as a small RNA-loading factor involved in RISC assembly, indicated by the fact that RHA depletion in human cells reduced RISC formation. This evidence suggests that RHA functions in the RNA silencing pathway by promoting the formation of active RISC. Interestingly, the two dsRBD domains are indispensable for interaction with RISC while the helicase core is not absolutely needed to facilitate the formation of active RISC in humans. | + | The PDB 2EZ6 is based on the crystal structure of the Crystal structure of A. aeolicus RNaseIII-dsRBD in complex with dsRNA published in the Article listed above and cited in figure 6 of the article. More specifically, the protein 2EZ6 is a model of the siRNA duplex, which is sandwiched between two dsRBDs in the front and D1 and D2 of RHA helicase core in the back without stereo clashes. This model represents a working model for siRNA duplex recognition and partial unwinding by the full-length RHA protein. The 2EZ6 is a Crystal structure of A. aeolicus RNaseIII-dsRBD in complex with dsRNA. major theme of this article was investigating the structural insights of the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC), RISC assembly, which is facilitated by dsRNA-binding domains of human RNA helicase A (DHX9). RISC plays an important role as the key cellular machinery in RNAi pathways.Study showed that human RNA helicase A (DHX9) functions as an RISC-loading factor, and such function is mediated mainly by its dsRNA-binding domains (dsRBDs).RISC is responsible for slicing or repressing the translation of the mRNA targets in a sequence-specific manner. The study further investigated the crystal structures of human RNA helicase A (RHA) dsRBD1 and dsRBD2 domains in complex with dsRNAs. The two binding domains dsRBD1 and dsRBD2, which stands for diuble stranded RNA binding domains and they are required for RISC association, and such association is mediated by dsRNA. The crystal structure analysis further revealed that the siRNA is recognized by RHA with the cooperation on dsRBDs. RHA functions as a small RNA-loading factor involved in RISC assembly, indicated by the fact that RHA depletion in human cells reduced RISC formation. This evidence suggests that RHA functions in the RNA silencing pathway by promoting the formation of active RISC. Interestingly, the two dsRBD domains are indispensable for interaction with RISC while the helicase core is not absolutely needed to facilitate the formation of active RISC in humans. |
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