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GNRA tetraloops make a U-turn

F M Jucker1, A Pardi

  • 1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado at Boulder 80309-0215, USA.

RNA (New York, N.Y.)
|April 1, 1995
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The U-turn (uridine turn) is a key RNA structural motif found in various RNA molecules. This study reveals that GNRA tetraloops also contain U-turn motifs, highlighting their prevalence in RNA tertiary structures.

Area of Science:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Structural Biology
  • RNA Biology

Background:

  • The U-turn (uridine turn) is an RNA structural motif characterized by a backbone direction change.
  • It was initially identified in yeast tRNA anticodon and T-loops and later in hammerhead ribozymes.
  • U-turn motifs typically follow a UNR consensus sequence.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the presence of U-turn motifs in GNRA tetraloops.
  • To discuss the significance of U-turns as common tertiary structural motifs in RNA.

Main Methods:

  • Structural analysis of RNA motifs.
  • Sequence analysis of U-turn and tetraloop structures.

Main Results:

  • U-turn motifs were identified in GNRA tetraloops.

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  • This finding expands the known occurrences of the U-turn motif.

    • Conclusions:

    • GNRA tetraloops incorporate U-turn structural motifs.
    • U-turns are abundant and important for RNA tertiary structure formation.