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Interactions between PTB RRMs induce slow motions and increase RNA binding affinity.

Caroline M Maynard¹, Kathleen B Hall

¹Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University Medical School, St Louis, MO 63110, USA.

Journal of Molecular Biology

|January 19, 2010

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The polypyrimidine tract binding protein (PTB) complex of RRM3 and RRM4 exhibits higher affinity for RNA than individual domains. This complex

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Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
Structural Biology

Background:

Polypyrimidine tract binding protein (PTB) is crucial for RNA processing, including splicing and translation.
PTB's unique C-terminal RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), RRM3 and RRM4, form an unusual stable complex.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the functional advantage of the PTB RRM3-RRM4 complex.
To compare the RNA binding properties and dynamics of the PTB1:34 complex with its individual RRMs.

Main Methods:

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to determine structures and dynamics.
RNA binding affinity measurements.
(15)N NMR relaxation experiments to probe backbone dynamics.

Main Results:

RRM3 and RRM4 individually bind polypyrimidine tracts with lower affinity than the PTB1:34 complex.
The PTB1:34 complex displays slow, microsecond backbone motions across both RRMs and the linker, unlike individual domains.
The structures of RRM3 and RRM4 in isolation are similar to their conformation within the PTB1:34 complex.

Conclusions:

The PTB1:34 complex formation enhances RNA binding affinity compared to individual RRMs.
Slow backbone dynamics in the PTB1:34 complex, induced by domain packing, are critical for high-affinity polypyrimidine tract binding.
The complex may provide entropic compensation for its own formation, facilitating RNA interaction.