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PDB ID 1vfg

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, resolution 2.8Å
Ligands:
Activity: Polynucleotide adenylyltransferase, with EC number 2.7.7.19
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Crystal structure of tRNA nucleotidyltransferase complexed with a primer tRNA and an incoming ATP analog


Overview

The 3'-terminal CCA nucleotide sequence (positions 74-76) of transfer RNA is essential for amino acid attachment and interaction with the ribosome during protein synthesis. The CCA sequence is synthesized de novo and/or repaired by a template-independent RNA polymerase, 'CCA-adding enzyme', using CTP and ATP as substrates. Despite structural and biochemical studies, the mechanism by which the CCA-adding enzyme synthesizes the defined sequence without a nucleic acid template remains elusive. Here we present the crystal structure of Aquifex aeolicus CCA-adding enzyme, bound to a primer tRNA lacking the terminal adenosine and an incoming ATP analogue, at 2.8 A resolution. The enzyme enfolds the acceptor T helix of the tRNA molecule. In the catalytic pocket, C75 is adjacent to ATP, and their base moieties are stacked. The complementary pocket for recognizing C74-C75 of tRNA forms a 'protein template' for the penultimate two nucleotides, mimicking the nucleotide template used by template-dependent polymerases. These results are supported by systematic analyses of mutants. Our structure represents the 'pre-insertion' stage of selecting the incoming nucleotide and provides the structural basis for the mechanism underlying template-independent RNA polymerization.

About this Structure

1VFG is a Single protein structure of sequence from Aquifex aeolicus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.

Reference

Structural basis for template-independent RNA polymerization., Tomita K, Fukai S, Ishitani R, Ueda T, Takeuchi N, Vassylyev DG, Nureki O, Nature. 2004 Aug 5;430(7000):700-4. PMID:15295603

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