RNA SHAPE化学揭示了非等级相互作用在tRNA中的平衡结构过渡中占主导地位
Kevin A Wilkinson1, Edward J Merino, Kevin M Weeks
1Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3290, USA.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|March 31, 2005
概括
RNA折叠比以前认为的要复杂得多. 新的方法揭示了tRNA展开的复杂,非层次的相互作用,挑战了RNA结构的现有模型.
科学领域:
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 生物物理学的生物物理.
- 结构生物学 结构生物学
背景情况:
- 目前的RNA折叠模型提出了一个等级结构,其中二级结构形成先于三级结构.
- 以单核酸分辨率探测RNA折叠的实验方法有限,这阻碍了这些模型的验证.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究RNA折叠的复杂性,超越层次模型.
- 测试RNA中二级和三级结构的独立形成.
- 在单核酸分辨率下描述tRNA(Asp) 转录的展开过渡.
主要方法:
- 使用选择性2'-基化,通过初级扩展 (SHAPE) 分析,以探测RNA折叠.
- 应用SHAPE作为RNA蛋白交换实验的类似物.
- 分析了RNA 2'-基基团与N-甲基化酸的反应,以映射结构变化.
主要成果:
- 在35°C至>75°C之间观察到tRNA(Asp) 转录的六个不同的展开过渡.
- 在最低温度过渡中确定了合的二级和三级结构相互作用.
- 揭示了复杂的,非层次的相互作用,包括不对称的螺旋展开和三级相互作用的多步损失.
结论:
- 即使在像tRNA这样的简单分子中,RNA折叠也不是严格的层次结构.
- 二级和三级结构之间的多重,复杂的相互作用支配着平衡过渡.
- 现有的模型需要改进,以考虑到RNA折叠的复杂性质.
相关概念视频
Protein Organization
Overview
RNA Structure
Overview
The basic structure of RNA consists of a five-carbon sugar and one of four nitrogenous bases. Although most RNA is single-stranded, it can form complex secondary and tertiary structures. Such structures play essential roles in the regulation of transcription and translation.
Different Types of RNA Have the Same Basic Structure
There are three main types of ribonucleic acid (RNA): messenger RNA (mRNA), transfer RNA (tRNA), and ribosomal RNA (rRNA). All three RNA types consist of a...
The basic structure of RNA consists of a five-carbon sugar and one of four nitrogenous bases. Although most RNA is single-stranded, it can form complex secondary and tertiary structures. Such structures play essential roles in the regulation of transcription and translation.
Different Types of RNA Have the Same Basic Structure
There are three main types of ribonucleic acid (RNA): messenger RNA (mRNA), transfer RNA (tRNA), and ribosomal RNA (rRNA). All three RNA types consist of a...
RNA Structure
Overview
The basic structure of RNA consists of a five-carbon sugar and one of four nitrogenous bases. Although most RNA is single-stranded, it can form complex secondary and tertiary structures. Such structures play essential roles in the regulation of transcription and translation.
Different Types of RNA Have the Same Basic Structure
There are three main types of ribonucleic acid (RNA): messenger RNA (mRNA), transfer RNA (tRNA), and ribosomal RNA (rRNA). All three RNA types consist of a...
The basic structure of RNA consists of a five-carbon sugar and one of four nitrogenous bases. Although most RNA is single-stranded, it can form complex secondary and tertiary structures. Such structures play essential roles in the regulation of transcription and translation.
Different Types of RNA Have the Same Basic Structure
There are three main types of ribonucleic acid (RNA): messenger RNA (mRNA), transfer RNA (tRNA), and ribosomal RNA (rRNA). All three RNA types consist of a...
Protein Organization
Proteins are polymers of amino acid residues. They are versatile and responsible for different cellular functions, including DNA replication, molecular transport, catalysis, and structural support. Proteins have a hierarchical structure comprising at least three levels of organization: primary, secondary, and tertiary structure. Some large proteins have a quaternary structure where individual protein subunits are linked together.
The primary structure of a protein is its amino acid sequence.
The primary structure of a protein is its amino acid sequence.
RNA Structure
The basic structure of RNA consists of a string of ribonucleotides attached by phosphodiester bonds. Although most RNA is single-stranded, it can form complex secondary and tertiary structures. Such structures play essential roles in the regulation of transcription and translation.
Different Types of RNA Have the Same Basic Structure
There are three main types of ribonucleic acid (RNA) involved in protein synthesis: messenger RNA (mRNA), transfer RNA (tRNA), and ribosomal RNA (rRNA). All three...
Different Types of RNA Have the Same Basic Structure
There are three main types of ribonucleic acid (RNA) involved in protein synthesis: messenger RNA (mRNA), transfer RNA (tRNA), and ribosomal RNA (rRNA). All three...
Nucleic Acid Structure
The pentose sugar in DNA is deoxyribose, while in RNA the pentose sugar is ribose. The difference between the sugars is the presence of the hydroxyl group on the ribose's second carbon and a hydrogen on the deoxyribose's second carbon. The phosphate residue attaches to the hydroxyl group of the 5′ carbon of one sugar and the hydroxyl group of the 3′ carbon of the sugar of the next nucleotide, which forms a 5′ to 3′ phosphodiester linkage.
DNA Structure
DNA has a double-helix structure. The...
DNA Structure
DNA has a double-helix structure. The...


