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From Proteopedia
The structure of RNA aptamer for HIV Tat complexed with two argininamide molecules
Overview
An RNA aptamer containing two binding sites exhibits extremely high affinity to the HIV Tat protein. We have determined the structure of the aptamer complexed with two argininamide molecules. Two adjacent U:A:U base triples were formed, which widens the major groove to make space for the two argininamide molecules. The argininamide molecules bind to the G bases through hydrogen bonds. The binding is stabilized through stacking interactions. The structure of the aptamer complexed with a Tat-derived arginine-rich peptide was also characterized. It was suggested that the aptamer structure is similar for both complexes and that the aptamer interacts with two different arginine residues of the peptide simultaneously at the two binding sites, which could explain the high affinity to Tat.
About this Structure
Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Structural basis of the highly efficient trapping of the HIV Tat protein by an RNA aptamer., Matsugami A, Kobayashi S, Ouhashi K, Uesugi S, Yamamoto R, Taira K, Nishikawa S, Kumar PK, Katahira M, Structure. 2003 May;11(5):533-45. PMID:12737819 Page seeded by OCA on Sat May 3 02:20:08 2008
