Structural highlights
Function
[RSMA_AQUAE] Specifically dimethylates two adjacent adenosines (A1518 and A1519) in the loop of a conserved hairpin near the 3'-end of 16S rRNA in the 30S particle. May play a critical role in biogenesis of 30S subunits (By similarity).
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Among methyltransferases, KsgA and the reaction it catalyzes are conserved throughout evolution. However, the specifics of substrate recognition by the enzyme remain unknown. Here we report structures of Aquifex aeolicus KsgA, in its ligand-free form, in complex with RNA, and in complex with both RNA and S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH, reaction product of cofactor S-adenosylmethionine), revealing critical structural information on KsgA-RNA and KsgA-SAH interactions. Moreover, the structures show how conformational changes that occur upon RNA binding create the cofactor-binding site. There are nine conserved functional motifs (motifs I-VIII and X) in KsgA. Prior to RNA binding, motifs I and VIII are flexible, each exhibiting two distinct conformations. Upon RNA binding, the two motifs become stabilized in one of these conformations, which is compatible with the binding of SAH. Motif X, which is also stabilized upon RNA binding, is directly involved in the binding of SAH.
Structural basis for binding of RNA and cofactor by a KsgA methyltransferase.,Tu C, Tropea JE, Austin BP, Court DL, Waugh DS, Ji X Structure. 2009 Mar 11;17(3):374-85. PMID:19278652[1]
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References
- ↑ Tu C, Tropea JE, Austin BP, Court DL, Waugh DS, Ji X. Structural basis for binding of RNA and cofactor by a KsgA methyltransferase. Structure. 2009 Mar 11;17(3):374-85. PMID:19278652 doi:10.1016/j.str.2009.01.010
