Structural highlights
Function
[RNC_AQUAE] Digests double-stranded RNA. Involved in the processing of primary rRNA transcript to yield the immediate precursors to the large and small rRNAs (23S and 16S). Also processes some mRNAs, and tRNAs when they are encoded in the rRNA operon.[1] [2]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Members of the ribonuclease III (RNase III) family are double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) specific endoribonucleases characterized by a signature motif in their active centers and a two-base 3' overhang in their products. While Dicer, which produces small interfering RNAs, is currently the focus of intense interest, the structurally simpler bacterial RNase III serves as a paradigm for the entire family. Here, we present the crystal structure of an RNase III-product complex, the first catalytic complex observed for the family. A 7 residue linker within the protein facilitates induced fit in protein-RNA recognition. A pattern of protein-RNA interactions, defined by four RNA binding motifs in RNase III and three protein-interacting boxes in dsRNA, is responsible for substrate specificity, while conserved amino acid residues and divalent cations are responsible for scissile-bond cleavage. The structure reveals a wealth of information about the mechanism of RNA hydrolysis that can be extrapolated to other RNase III family members.
Structural insight into the mechanism of double-stranded RNA processing by ribonuclease III.,Gan J, Tropea JE, Austin BP, Court DL, Waugh DS, Ji X Cell. 2006 Jan 27;124(2):355-66. PMID:16439209[3]
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References
- ↑ Shi Z, Nicholson RH, Jaggi R, Nicholson AW. Characterization of Aquifex aeolicus ribonuclease III and the reactivity epitopes of its pre-ribosomal RNA substrates. Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Apr;39(7):2756-68. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkq1030. Epub 2010, Dec 7. PMID:21138964 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkq1030
- ↑ Gan J, Tropea JE, Austin BP, Court DL, Waugh DS, Ji X. Structural insight into the mechanism of double-stranded RNA processing by ribonuclease III. Cell. 2006 Jan 27;124(2):355-66. PMID:16439209 doi:10.1016/j.cell.2005.11.034
- ↑ Gan J, Tropea JE, Austin BP, Court DL, Waugh DS, Ji X. Structural insight into the mechanism of double-stranded RNA processing by ribonuclease III. Cell. 2006 Jan 27;124(2):355-66. PMID:16439209 doi:10.1016/j.cell.2005.11.034
