Structural highlights
Function
[IF4A2_HUMAN] ATP-dependent RNA helicase which is a subunit of the eIF4F complex involved in cap recognition and is required for mRNA binding to ribosome. In the current model of translation initiation, eIF4A unwinds RNA secondary structures in the 5'-UTR of mRNAs which is necessary to allow efficient binding of the small ribosomal subunit, and subsequent scanning for the initiator codon.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
DEAD-box RNA helicases play various, often critical, roles in all processes where RNAs are involved. Members of this family of proteins are linked to human disease, including cancer and viral infections. DEAD-box proteins contain two conserved domains that both contribute to RNA and ATP binding. Despite recent advances the molecular details of how these enzymes convert chemical energy into RNA remodeling is unknown. We present crystal structures of the isolated DEAD-domains of human DDX2A/eIF4A1, DDX2B/eIF4A2, DDX5, DDX10/DBP4, DDX18/myc-regulated DEAD-box protein, DDX20, DDX47, DDX52/ROK1, and DDX53/CAGE, and of the helicase domains of DDX25 and DDX41. Together with prior knowledge this enables a family-wide comparative structural analysis. We propose a general mechanism for opening of the RNA binding site. This analysis also provides insights into the diversity of DExD/H- proteins, with implications for understanding the functions of individual family members.
Comparative structural analysis of human DEAD-box RNA helicases.,Schutz P, Karlberg T, van den Berg S, Collins R, Lehtio L, Hogbom M, Holmberg-Schiavone L, Tempel W, Park HW, Hammarstrom M, Moche M, Thorsell AG, Schuler H PLoS One. 2010 Sep 30;5(9). pii: e12791. PMID:20941364[1]
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References
- ↑ Schutz P, Karlberg T, van den Berg S, Collins R, Lehtio L, Hogbom M, Holmberg-Schiavone L, Tempel W, Park HW, Hammarstrom M, Moche M, Thorsell AG, Schuler H. Comparative structural analysis of human DEAD-box RNA helicases. PLoS One. 2010 Sep 30;5(9). pii: e12791. PMID:20941364 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0012791
