ATPase-dependent role of the atypical kinase Rio2 on the evolving pre-40S ribosomal subunit

Autor: Haiyun Lu, Anne-Maria Wesseling, Ed Hurt, Sébastien Ferreira-Cerca, Thorsten Schäfer, Eileen Chai, Momar Diop, Vatsala Sagar, Nicole LaRonde-LeBlanc
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Nature structural & molecular biology
ISSN: 1545-9985
Popis: Ribosome synthesis involves dynamic association of ribosome biogenesis factors with evolving pre-ribosomal particles. Rio2 is an atypical protein kinase required for pre-40S subunit maturation. We report the crystal structure of eukaryotic Rio2 with bound ATP/Mg2+. Unexpectedly, the structure reveals a phosphoaspartate intermediate with ADP/Mg2+ in the active site, typically found in Na+-, K+- and Ca2+-ATPases. Consistent with this finding, ctRio2 exhibits a robust ATPase activity in vitro. In vivo, Rio2 docks on the ribosome with its active site occluded, and its flexible loop positioned to interact with the pre-40S subunit. Moreover, Rio2 catalytic activity is required for its dissociation from the ribosome, a necessary step in pre-40S maturation. We propose that phosphoryl transfer from ATP to Asp257 in Rio2’s active site and subsequent hydrolysis of the aspartylphosphate could be a trigger to power late cytoplasmic 40S subunit biogenesis.
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