Structural highlights
Publication Abstract from PubMed
The synthetic RNA fragment 5'-CUGGGCGG(GCGA)CCGCCUGG (nucleotides in parentheses indicate the loop region) corresponds to the natural sequence of domain E from nucleotides 79-97 of the Thermus flavus 5S rRNA including a hairpin loop. The RNA structure determined at 3.0 A and refined to an R-value of 24.1% also represents the first X-ray structure GNRA tetraloop. The loop is in distinctly different conformation from other GNRA tetraloops analyzed by NMR. The conformation of the two molecules in the asymmetric unit is influenced and stabilized by specific intermolecular contacts. The structural features presented here give evidence for the ability of RNA molecules to adapt to specific environments.
Crystal structure of domain E of Thermus flavus 5S rRNA: a helical RNA structure including a hairpin loop.,Perbandt M, Nolte A, Lorenz S, Bald R, Betzel C, Erdmann VA FEBS Lett. 1998 Jun 12;429(2):211-5. PMID:9650592[1]
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References
- ↑ Perbandt M, Nolte A, Lorenz S, Bald R, Betzel C, Erdmann VA. Crystal structure of domain E of Thermus flavus 5S rRNA: a helical RNA structure including a hairpin loop. FEBS Lett. 1998 Jun 12;429(2):211-5. PMID:9650592
