Structural highlights
Function
RNMC1_MOMCH Ribonuclease cleaving preferentially the 5'-side of uridine.[1]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
The ribonuclease MC1 (RNase MC1) from the seeds of the bitter gourd belongs to the RNase T2 family. We evaluated the contribution of 11 amino acids conserved in the RNase T2 family to protein folding of RNase MC1. Thermal unfolding experiments showed that substitution of Tyr(101), Phe(102), Ala(105), and Phe(190) resulted in a significant decrease in themostability; the T(m) values were 47-58 degrees C compared to that for the wild type (64 degrees C). Mutations of Pro(125), Gly(127), Gly(144), and Val(165) caused a moderate decrease in thermostability (T(m): 60-62 degrees C). In contrast, mutations of Asp(107) and Gly(173) did little effect on thermostability. The contribution of Tyr(101), Phe(102), Pro(125), and Gly(127) to protein stability was further corroborated by means of Gdn-HCl unfolding and protease digestions. Taken together, it appeared that Tyr(101), Phe(102), Ala(105), Pro(125), Gly(127), Gly(144), Leu(162), Val(165), and Phe(190) conserved in the RNase T2 family play an important role in the stability of the proteins.
Amino acids conserved at the C-terminal half of the ribonuclease T2 family contribute to protein stability of the enzymes.,Kimura K, Numata T, Kakuta Y, Kimura M Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2004 Aug;68(8):1748-57. PMID:15322360[2]
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References
- ↑ Suzuki A, Yao M, Tanaka I, Numata T, Kikukawa S, Yamasaki N, Kimura M. Crystal structures of the ribonuclease MC1 from bitter gourd seeds, complexed with 2'-UMP or 3'-UMP, reveal structural basis for uridine specificity. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2000 Aug 28;275(2):572-6. PMID:10964705 doi:10.1006/bbrc.2000.3318
- ↑ Kimura K, Numata T, Kakuta Y, Kimura M. Amino acids conserved at the C-terminal half of the ribonuclease T2 family contribute to protein stability of the enzymes. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2004 Aug;68(8):1748-57. PMID:15322360
