The NMR solution structure and function of RPA3313: a putative ribosomal transport protein fromRhodopseudomonas palustris

Autor: Jonathan Catazaro, Robert Powers, Ronald L. Cerny, Austin J. Lowe
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics. 85:93-102
ISSN: 0887-3585
Popis: Protein function elucidation often relies heavily on amino acid sequence analysis and other bioinformatics approaches. The reliance is extended to structure homology modeling for ligand docking and protein-protein interaction mapping. However, sequence analysis of RPA3313 exposes a large, unannotated class of hypothetical proteins mostly from the Rhizobiales order. In the absence of sequence and structure information, further functional elucidation of this class of proteins has been significantly hindered. A high quality NMR structure of RPA3313 reveals that the protein forms a novel split ββαβ fold with a conserved ligand binding pocket between the first β-strand and the N-terminus of the α-helix. Conserved residue analysis and protein-protein interaction prediction analyses reveal multiple protein binding sites and conserved functional residues. Results of a mass spectrometry proteomic analysis strongly point toward interaction with the ribosome and its subunits. The combined structural and proteomic analyses suggest that RPA3313 by itself or in a larger complex may assist in the transportation of substrates to or from the ribosome for further processing. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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