2005
Structural Insights into RNA Quality Control: The Ro Autoantigen Binds Misfolded RNAs via Its Central Cavity
Stein AJ, Fuchs G, Fu C, Wolin SL, Reinisch KM. Structural Insights into RNA Quality Control: The Ro Autoantigen Binds Misfolded RNAs via Its Central Cavity. Cell 2005, 121: 529-539. PMID: 15907467, PMCID: PMC1769319, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2005.03.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBinding SitesCells, CulturedCrystallography, X-RayInsectaModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataNucleic Acid ConformationProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiaryRibonucleoproteinsRNARNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalRNA, Small CytoplasmicRNA, Small NuclearRNA-Binding ProteinsXenopus laevis
2004
Structure of the La motif: a winged helix domain mediates RNA binding via a conserved aromatic patch
Dong G, Chakshusmathi G, Wolin SL, Reinisch KM. Structure of the La motif: a winged helix domain mediates RNA binding via a conserved aromatic patch. The EMBO Journal 2004, 23: 1000-1007. PMID: 14976553, PMCID: PMC380972, DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7600115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAutoantigensConserved SequenceCrystallography, X-RayHelix-Turn-Helix MotifsHydroxylationModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutationPhosphatesProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiaryRibonucleoproteinsRNASequence AlignmentSubstrate SpecificityTrypanosoma brucei bruceiConceptsLa motifLa proteinRNA polymerase III transcriptsFirst structural insightsRNA-binding proteinPolymerase III transcriptsHelix domainNuclear phosphoproteinRNA substratesMutagenesis experimentsStructural insightsConserved regionsHigh-affinity bindingAromatic patchHelix architectureProteinSurface residuesMotifRNAUridylateCritical roleTranscriptsPhosphoproteinExonucleaseFolding