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Structural basis for specific single-stranded RNA recognition by designer pentatricopeptide repeat proteins

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  • Cuicui Shen

    (National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Centre of Plant Gene Research, Huazhong Agricultural University)

  • Delin Zhang

    (National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Centre of Plant Gene Research, Huazhong Agricultural University)

  • Zeyuan Guan

    (National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Centre of Plant Gene Research, Huazhong Agricultural University)

  • Yexing Liu

    (Center for Structural Biology, School of Life Science, Tsinghua University)

  • Zhao Yang

    (National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Centre of Plant Gene Research, Huazhong Agricultural University)

  • Yan Yang

    (National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Centre of Plant Gene Research, Huazhong Agricultural University)

  • Xiang Wang

    (National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Centre of Plant Gene Research, Huazhong Agricultural University)

  • Qiang Wang

    (National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Centre of Plant Gene Research, Huazhong Agricultural University)

  • QunXia Zhang

    (National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Centre of Plant Gene Research, Huazhong Agricultural University)

  • Shilong Fan

    (Center for Structural Biology, School of Life Science, Tsinghua University)

  • Tingting Zou

    (National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Centre of Plant Gene Research, Huazhong Agricultural University)

  • Ping Yin

    (National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Centre of Plant Gene Research, Huazhong Agricultural University)

Abstract

As a large family of RNA-binding proteins, pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) proteins mediate multiple aspects of RNA metabolism in eukaryotes. Binding to their target single-stranded RNAs (ssRNAs) in a modular and base-specific fashion, PPR proteins can serve as designable modules for gene manipulation. However, the structural basis for nucleotide-specific recognition by designer PPR (dPPR) proteins remains to be elucidated. Here, we report four crystal structures of dPPR proteins in complex with their respective ssRNA targets. The dPPR repeats are assembled into a right-handed superhelical spiral shell that embraces the ssRNA. Interactions between different PPR codes and RNA bases are observed at the atomic level, revealing the molecular basis for the modular and specific recognition patterns of the RNA bases U, C, A and G. These structures not only provide insights into the functional study of PPR proteins but also open a path towards the potential design of synthetic sequence-specific RNA-binding proteins.

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  • Cuicui Shen & Delin Zhang & Zeyuan Guan & Yexing Liu & Zhao Yang & Yan Yang & Xiang Wang & Qiang Wang & QunXia Zhang & Shilong Fan & Tingting Zou & Ping Yin, 2016. "Structural basis for specific single-stranded RNA recognition by designer pentatricopeptide repeat proteins," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 7(1), pages 1-8, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:7:y:2016:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms11285
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms11285
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