Functional analysis of the domain organization of Trypanosoma brucei RNase HI |
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Authors: | Kobil J H Campbell A G |
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Institution: | Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA. |
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Abstract: | The structure-function relationship of Trypanosoma brucei RNase HI was investigated by evaluating the abilities of truncated forms of the enzyme to convert RNase H substrate to product. Our studies identify a 42-amino-acid noncanonical RNase HI spacer domain essential for function. We also show that the enzyme's nuclear localization domain is not required for RNase H activity but functions as an RNA binding domain which modulates the enzyme's Mn(2+)-dependent activity. These findings show that the enzyme's RNA binding/nuclear targeting and RNase H activities are organized into discrete N- and C-terminal domains with boundaries established by its spacer domain. This is the first report of the unusual structure to function relationship of a protozoal RNase H. This relationship may be conserved in other eukaryotic RNases H suggesting that criteria preserving their structure and function may be important to their roles in nucleic acid metabolism. |
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