NMR resonance assignments of RNase P protein from Thermotoga maritima.
 

NMR resonance assignments of RNase P protein from Thermotoga maritima.

Related Articles NMR resonance assignments of RNase P protein from Thermotoga maritima.

Biomol NMR Assign. 2018 Feb 15;:

Authors: Zeng D, Brown BP, Voehler MW, Cai S, Reiter NJ

Abstract
Ribonuclase P (RNase P) is an essential metallo-endonuclease that catalyzes 5' precursor-tRNA (ptRNA) processing and exists as an RNA-based enzyme in bacteria, archaea, and eukaryotes. In bacteria, a large catalytic RNA and a small protein component assemble to recognize and accurately cleave ptRNA and tRNA-like molecular scaffolds. Substrate recognition of ptRNA by bacterial RNase P requires RNA-RNA shape complementarity, intermolecular base pairing, and a dynamic protein-ptRNA binding interface. To gain insight into the binding specificity and dynamics of the bacterial protein-ptRNA interface, we report the backbone and side chain 1H, 13C, and 15N resonance assignments of the hyperthermophilic Thermatoga maritima RNase P protein in solution at 318*K. Our data confirm the formation of a stable RNA recognition motif (RRM) with intrinsic heterogeneity at both the N- and C-terminus of the protein, consistent with available structural information. Comprehensive resonance assignments of the bacterial RNase P protein serve as an important first step in understanding how coupled RNA binding and protein-RNA conformational changes give rise to ribonucleoprotein function.


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