Structural highlights
Function
[RNAS1_BOVIN] Endonuclease that catalyzes the cleavage of RNA on the 3' side of pyrimidine nucleotides. Acts on single stranded and double stranded RNA.[1]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Unlike most protein crystals, form IX of bovine pancreatic ribonuclease A diffracts well when severely dehydrated. Crystal structures have been solved after 2.5 and 4 days of desiccation with CaSO4, at 1.9 and 2.0 A resolution, respectively. The two desiccated structures are very similar. An RMS displacement of 1.6 A is observed for main-chain atoms in each structure when compared to the hydrated crystal structure with some large rearrangements observed in loop regions. The structural changes are the result of intermolecular contacts formed by strong electrostatic interactions in the absence of a high dielectric medium. The electron density is very diffuse for some surface loops, consistent with a very disordered structure. This disorder is related to the conformational changes. These results help explain conformational changes during the lyophilization of protein and the associated phenomena of denaturation and molecular memory.
X-ray crystal structures of a severely desiccated protein.,Bell JA Protein Sci. 1999 Oct;8(10):2033-40. PMID:10548049[2]
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See Also
References
- ↑ delCardayre SB, Ribo M, Yokel EM, Quirk DJ, Rutter WJ, Raines RT. Engineering ribonuclease A: production, purification and characterization of wild-type enzyme and mutants at Gln11. Protein Eng. 1995 Mar;8(3):261-73. PMID:7479688
- ↑ Bell JA. X-ray crystal structures of a severely desiccated protein. Protein Sci. 1999 Oct;8(10):2033-40. PMID:10548049
