We have determined the solution structure of ribosomal protein L18 from Thermus thermophilus. L18 is a 12.5kDa protein of the large subunit of the ribosome and binds to both 5S and 23S rRNA. In the uncomplexed state L18 folds to a mixed α/β globular structure with a long disordered N-terminal region. We compared our high-resolution structure with RNA-complexed L18 from Haloarcula marismortui and T. thermophilus to examine RNA-induced as well as species-dependent structural differences. We also identified T. thermophilus S11 as a structural homologue and found that the structures of the RNA-recognition sites are conserved. Important features, for instance a bulge in the RNA-contacting β-sheet, are conserved in both proteins. We suggest that the L18 fold recognizes a specific RNA motif and that the resulting RNA—protein-recognition module is tolerant to variations in sequence.
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April 24 2002
The solution structure of ribosomal protein L18 from Thermus thermophilus reveals a conserved RNA-binding fold
Esmeralda A. WOESTENENK;
Esmeralda A. WOESTENENK
∗Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), SCFAB, Department of Biotechnology, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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George M. GONGADZE;
George M. GONGADZE
†Institute of Protein Research, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142292 Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia
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Dmitry V. SHCHERBAKOV;
Dmitry V. SHCHERBAKOV
†Institute of Protein Research, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142292 Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia
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Alexey V. RAK;
Alexey V. RAK
†Institute of Protein Research, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142292 Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia
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Maria B. GARBER;
Maria B. GARBER
†Institute of Protein Research, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142292 Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia
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Torleif HÄRD;
Torleif HÄRD
∗Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), SCFAB, Department of Biotechnology, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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Helena BERGLUND
Helena BERGLUND
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∗Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), SCFAB, Department of Biotechnology, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
1To whom correspondence should be addressed (e-mail helena.berglund@biotech.kth.se).
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Publisher: Portland Press Ltd
Received:
November 05 2001
Revision Received:
January 21 2002
Accepted:
February 15 2002
Online ISSN: 1470-8728
Print ISSN: 0264-6021
The Biochemical Society, London ©2002
2002
Biochem J (2002) 363 (3): 553–561.
Article history
Received:
November 05 2001
Revision Received:
January 21 2002
Accepted:
February 15 2002
Citation
Esmeralda A. WOESTENENK, George M. GONGADZE, Dmitry V. SHCHERBAKOV, Alexey V. RAK, Maria B. GARBER, Torleif HÄRD, Helena BERGLUND; The solution structure of ribosomal protein L18 from Thermus thermophilus reveals a conserved RNA-binding fold. Biochem J 1 May 2002; 363 (3): 553–561. doi: https://doi.org/10.1042/bj3630553
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