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一个RNA结合酶 рибо酶的基质特异性的演变,从光胺醇到三酸盐激活
Saurja DasGupta1,2,3, Zoe Weiss1,2,4, Collin Nisler5,6
1Department of Molecular Biology, Center for Computational and Integrative Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114.
概括
通过改变它们的结构,RNA酶进化了新的功能,而不仅仅是活跃的部位. 中性突变促进了这种转变,为新的RNA能力和早期生命进化铺平了道路.
科学领域:
- 生命的起源研究 生命的起源研究
- RNA世界假设
- 生物化学 生物化学
背景情况:
- RNA在生命早期和过渡到DNA/蛋白质生物学的关键作用.
- 关于RNA功能演变和基质特异性的机制的不确定性.
- 关于新RNA折叠的必要性以及对新功能进行活动部位再优化的问题.
研究的目的:
- 实验性地研究RNA酶如何获得新的功能,特别是基质特异性.
- 探索中性和适应性突变在RNA进化创新的作用.
- 了解RNA催化过程中从益生菌到生物基质激活的过渡过程.
主要方法:
- 导向的在体外进化的一种酶 ribozyme.
- 使用益生菌5'-酸胺醇激活基质和生物三酸盐激活基质.
- 进化的核酶和中间突变体的结构和序列分析.
主要成果:
- 一种联酶 ribozyme 进化接受三酸盐激活基质,一个生物学相关的群体.
- 进化的 ribozyme 采用了一个新的结构,与祖先的 ribozyme 不同.
- 确定了一条连接祖先和进化的核酶的准中性进化途径,证明了功能性中间状态.
- 进化后的核酶表现出乱交,催化了与两种基质类型的结合.
结论:
- 在RNA酶中获得新的基质特异性可以通过显著的结构变化发生.
- 中性进化途径 (中性漂移) 足以使新基质特异性获得,从而允许随后的适应性进化.
- 这种进化过渡可能反映了从RNA转向使用核三酸盐 (NTP) 的蛋白酶的历史转变.
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