Crystal structure of the two-RRM domain of hnRNP A1 (UP1) complexed with single-stranded telomeric DNA

Ding, J. Z., Hayashi, M. K., Zhang, Y., Manche, L., Krainer, A. R., Xu, R. M. (May 1999) Crystal structure of the two-RRM domain of hnRNP A1 (UP1) complexed with single-stranded telomeric DNA. Genes & Development, 13 (9). pp. 1102-1115. ISSN 0890-9369

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URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10323862
DOI: 10.1101/gad.13.9.1102

Abstract

Human hnRNP A1 is a versatile single-stranded nucleic acid-binding protein that functions in various aspects of mRNA maturation and in telomere length regulation. The crystal structure of UP1, the amino-terminal domain of human hnRNP A1 containing two RNA-recognition motifs (RRMs), bound to a 12-nucleotide single-stranded telomeric DNA has been determined at 2.1 Angstrom resolution. The structure of the complex reveals the basis for sequence-specific recognition of the single-stranded overhangs of human telomeres by hnRNP A1. It also provides insights into the basis for high-affinity binding of hnRNP A1 to certain RNA sequences, and for nucleic acid binding and functional synergy between the RRMs. In the crystal structure, a UP1 dimer binds to two strands of DNA, and each strand contacts RRM1 of one monomer and RRM2 of the other. The two DNA strands are antiparallel, and regions of the protein flanking each RRM make important contacts with DNA. The extensive protein-protein interface seen in the crystal structure of the protein-DNA complex and the evolutionary conservation of the interface residues suggest the importance of specific protein-protein interactions for the sequence-specific recognition of single-stranded nucleic acids. Models for regular packaging of telomere 3' overhangs and for juxtaposition of alternative 5' splice sites are proposed.

Item Type: Paper
Uncontrolled Keywords: hnRNP A1 telomere RNA-recognition motif x-ray crystallography heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein rna-binding domains splice-site selection messenger-rna in-vivo angstrom resolution recognition motifs terminal domain protein end
Subjects: bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification > nuclear ribonucleoprotein
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification > telomeres
Investigative techniques and equipment > x ray crystallography
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Communities: CSHL labs > Krainer lab
CSHL labs > Xu lab
Depositing User: Matt Covey
Date: May 1999
Date Deposited: 11 Dec 2013 19:27
Last Modified: 11 Dec 2013 19:27
PMCID: PMC316951
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URI: https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/28928

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