Structural highlights
Function
[NOVA2_HUMAN] May regulate RNA splicing or metabolism in a specific subset of developing neurons (By similarity). Binds single strand RNA.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
The structure of a Nova protein K homology (KH) domain recognizing single-stranded RNA has been determined at 2.4 A resolution. Mammalian Nova antigens (1 and 2) constitute an important family of regulators of RNA metabolism in neurons, first identified using sera from cancer patients with the autoimmune disorder paraneoplastic opsoclonus-myoclonus ataxia (POMA). The structure of the third KH domain (KH3) of Nova-2 bound to a stem loop RNA resembles a molecular vise, with 5'-Ura-Cyt-Ade-Cyt-3' pinioned between an invariant Gly-X-X-Gly motif and the variable loop. Tetranucleotide recognition is supported by an aliphatic alpha helix/beta sheet RNA-binding platform, which mimics 5'-Ura-Gua-3' by making Watson-Crick-like hydrogen bonds with 5'-Cyt-Ade-3'. Sequence conservation suggests that fragile X mental retardation results from perturbation of RNA binding by the FMR1 protein.
Sequence-specific RNA binding by a Nova KH domain: implications for paraneoplastic disease and the fragile X syndrome.,Lewis HA, Musunuru K, Jensen KB, Edo C, Chen H, Darnell RB, Burley SK Cell. 2000 Feb 4;100(3):323-32. PMID:10676814[1]
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References
- ↑ Lewis HA, Musunuru K, Jensen KB, Edo C, Chen H, Darnell RB, Burley SK. Sequence-specific RNA binding by a Nova KH domain: implications for paraneoplastic disease and the fragile X syndrome. Cell. 2000 Feb 4;100(3):323-32. PMID:10676814
