类似Sm的蛋白质Rof通过结合部位阻塞和形状绝缘来抑制转录终结因子 ρ
Nelly Said1, Mark Finazzo2, Tarek Hilal1,3
1Freie Universität Berlin, Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laboratory of Structural Biochemistry, Takustr. 6, D-14195 Berlin, Germany.
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology
|September 11, 2023
概括
蛋白质Rof通过结合其接口来抑制转录终结因子rho,防止环闭和RNA结合. 这种结构洞察力解释了Rof的结构.
科学领域:
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 结构生物学 结构生物学
- 基因组学就是基因组学.
背景情况:
- 转录终结因子rho是一种六次性NTPase调节基因表达的因子.
- 类似Sm的蛋白质Rof在体内抑制rho依赖终结,但其机制尚不清楚.
- 了解Rof与rho的相互作用对于破译基因调节至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 阐明Rof抑制转录终结因子rho的结构基础.
- 为了确定Rof在rho依赖终结中的精确作用模式.
- 研究Rof.的进化保护和调节.
主要方法:
- 电子显微镜用于确定rho-Rof和rho-RNA复合物的结构.
- 结构引导的突变发生和功能测试.
- 对Rof分布和基因组背景的生物信息分析.
主要成果:
- 罗夫在原质体接口上与罗夫结合,从而诱导阻碍环闭的构造变化.
- Rof阻碍了rho功能所必需的RNA结合部位.
- 证实了Rof介导的rho依赖终结和细胞生长的抑制.
- 在Pseudomonadota中保留了Rof,其独特的基因组背景表明了多种调节.
结论:
- 通过结构性地破坏 rho 功能,Rof 起到反终结的作用.
- 罗-罗夫接口对罗夫的抑制活性至关重要.
- 在特定的压力条件下,Rof可能会发挥作用,以防止致命的转录终止.
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