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Structure of the second domain of the Bacillus subtilis DEAD‐box RNA helicase YxiN

Structure of the second domain of the Bacillus subtilis DEAD‐box RNA helicase YxiN The Bacillus subtilis RNA helicase YxiN is a modular three‐domain protein. The first two domains form a conserved helicase core that couples an ATPase activity to an RNA duplex‐destabilization activity, while the third domain recognizes a stem‐loop of 23S ribosomal RNA with high affinity and specificity. The structure of the second domain, amino‐acid residues 207–368, has been solved to 1.95 Å resolution, revealing a parallel αβ‐fold. The crystallographic asymmetric unit contains two protomers; superposition shows that they differ substantially in two segments of peptide that overlap the conserved helicase sequence motifs V and VI, while the remainder of the domain is isostructural. The conformational variability of these segments suggests that induced fit is intrinsic to the recognition of ligands (ATP and RNA) and the coupling of the ATPase activity to conformational changes. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Acta Crystallographica Section F Wiley

Structure of the second domain of the Bacillus subtilis DEAD‐box RNA helicase YxiN

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Wiley
Copyright
Copyright © 2006 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
ISSN
1744-3091
eISSN
1744-3091
DOI
10.1107/S1744309106044642
pmid
17142894
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Abstract

The Bacillus subtilis RNA helicase YxiN is a modular three‐domain protein. The first two domains form a conserved helicase core that couples an ATPase activity to an RNA duplex‐destabilization activity, while the third domain recognizes a stem‐loop of 23S ribosomal RNA with high affinity and specificity. The structure of the second domain, amino‐acid residues 207–368, has been solved to 1.95 Å resolution, revealing a parallel αβ‐fold. The crystallographic asymmetric unit contains two protomers; superposition shows that they differ substantially in two segments of peptide that overlap the conserved helicase sequence motifs V and VI, while the remainder of the domain is isostructural. The conformational variability of these segments suggests that induced fit is intrinsic to the recognition of ligands (ATP and RNA) and the coupling of the ATPase activity to conformational changes.

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Acta Crystallographica Section FWiley

Published: Dec 1, 2006

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