In Human Pseudouridine Synthase 1 (hPus1), a C-Terminal Helical Insert Blocks tRNA from Binding in the Same Orientation as in the Pus1 Bacterial Homologue TruA,Consistent with Their Different Target Selectivities |
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Authors: | Nadine Czudnochowski Amy Liya WangJanet Finer-Moore Robert M. Stroud |
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Affiliation: | Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA |
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Abstract: | Human pseudouridine (Ψ) synthase Pus1 (hPus1) modifies specific uridine residues in several non-coding RNAs: tRNA, U2 spliceosomal RNA, and steroid receptor activator RNA. We report three structures of the catalytic core domain of hPus1 from two crystal forms, at 1.8 Å resolution. The structures are the first of a mammalian Ψ synthase from the set of five Ψ synthase families common to all kingdoms of life. hPus1 adopts a fold similar to bacterial Ψ synthases, with a central antiparallel β-sheet flanked by helices and loops. A flexible hinge at the base of the sheet allows the enzyme to open and close around an electropositive active-site cleft. In one crystal form, a molecule of Mes [2-(N-morpholino)ethane sulfonic acid] mimics the target uridine of an RNA substrate. A positively charged electrostatic surface extends from the active site towards the N-terminus of the catalytic domain, suggesting an extensive binding site specific for target RNAs. Two α-helices C-terminal to the core domain, but unique to hPus1, extend along the back and top of the central β-sheet and form the walls of the RNA binding surface. Docking of tRNA to hPus1 in a productive orientation requires only minor conformational changes to enzyme and tRNA. The docked tRNA is bound by the electropositive surface of the protein employing a completely different binding mode than that seen for the tRNA complex of the Escherichia coli homologue TruA. |
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Keywords: | hPus1, human pseudouridine synthase 1 Mes, 2-(N-morpholino)ethane sulfonic acid SRA, steroid receptor RNA activator MLASA, mitochondrial myopathy and sideroblastic anemia PDB, Protein Data Bank FAM, fluorescein amidite PEG, polyethylene glycol |
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