2b7g
From Proteopedia
Structure of the Smaug Recognition RNA Element
Overview
The putative yeast post-transcriptional regulator Vts1p and its related protein Smaug, from Drosophila melanogaster, each use a sterile alpha motif (SAM) domain to bind an RNA hairpin termed the Smaug recognition element (SRE). Here, we present the NMR structures of the Vts1p-SRE complex and the free SRE. Structural highlights include the direct recognition of a guanine base and the formation or stabilization of a base pair in the SRE loop.
About this Structure
Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
RNA recognition by the Vts1p SAM domain., Johnson PE, Donaldson LW, Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2006 Feb;13(2):177-8. Epub 2006 Jan 22. PMID:16429155 Page seeded by OCA on Sat May 3 19:57:02 2008
