Structural highlights
Function
[RNZ_BACSU] Zinc phosphodiesterase, which displays some tRNA 3'-processing endonuclease activity. Probably involved in tRNA maturation, by removing a 3'-trailer from precursor tRNA.[1]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
The highly conserved ribonuclease RNase Z catalyzes the endonucleolytic removal of the 3' extension of the majority of tRNA precursors. Here we present the structure of the complex between Bacillus subtilis RNase Z and tRNA(Thr), the first structure of a ribonucleolytic processing enzyme bound to tRNA. Binding of tRNA to RNase Z causes conformational changes in both partners to promote reorganization of the catalytic site and tRNA cleavage.
Structure of the ubiquitous 3' processing enzyme RNase Z bound to transfer RNA.,Li de la Sierra-Gallay I, Mathy N, Pellegrini O, Condon C Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2006 Apr;13(4):376-7. Epub 2006 Mar 5. PMID:16518398[2]
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See Also
References
- ↑ Pellegrini O, Nezzar J, Marchfelder A, Putzer H, Condon C. Endonucleolytic processing of CCA-less tRNA precursors by RNase Z in Bacillus subtilis. EMBO J. 2003 Sep 1;22(17):4534-43. PMID:12941704 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/emboj/cdg435
- ↑ Li de la Sierra-Gallay I, Mathy N, Pellegrini O, Condon C. Structure of the ubiquitous 3' processing enzyme RNase Z bound to transfer RNA. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2006 Apr;13(4):376-7. Epub 2006 Mar 5. PMID:16518398 doi:10.1038/nsmb1066
