Structure of a bacterial ribonuclease P holoenzyme in complex with tRNA |
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Authors: | Reiter Nicholas J Osterman Amy Torres-Larios Alfredo Swinger Kerren K Pan Tao Mondragón Alfonso |
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Institution: | Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA. |
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Abstract: | Ribonuclease (RNase) P is the universal ribozyme responsible for 5'-end tRNA processing. We report the crystal structure of the Thermotoga maritima RNase P holoenzyme in complex with tRNA(Phe). The 154?kDa complex consists of a large catalytic RNA (P RNA), a small protein cofactor and a mature tRNA. The structure shows that RNA-RNA recognition occurs through shape complementarity, specific intermolecular contacts and base-pairing interactions. Soaks with a pre-tRNA 5' leader sequence with and without metal help to identify the 5' substrate path and potential catalytic metal ions. The protein binds on top of a universally conserved structural module in P RNA and interacts with the leader, but not with the mature tRNA. The active site is composed of phosphate backbone moieties, a universally conserved uridine nucleobase, and at least two catalytically important metal ions. The active site structure and conserved RNase P-tRNA contacts suggest a universal mechanism of catalysis by RNase P. |
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