Xiao Hong, Edwards Thomas E, Ferré-D'Amaré Adrian R
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109-1024, USA.
Chem Biol. 2008 Oct 20;15(10):1125-37. doi: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2008.09.004.
The tetracycline aptamer is an in vitro selected RNA that binds to the antibiotic with the highest known affinity of an artificial RNA for a small molecule (Kd approximately 0.8 nM). It is one of few aptamers known to be capable of modulating gene expression in vivo. The 2.2 A resolution cocrystal structure of the aptamer reveals a pseudoknot-like fold formed by tertiary interactions between an 11 nucleotide loop and the minor groove of an irregular helix. Tetracycline binds within this interface as a magnesium ion chelate. The structure, together with previous biochemical and biophysical data, indicates that the aptamer undergoes localized folding concomitant with tetracycline binding. The three-helix junction, h-shaped architecture of this artificial RNA is more complex than those of most aptamers and is reminiscent of the structures of some natural riboswitches.
四环素适配体是一种体外筛选的RNA,它以人工RNA对小分子的已知最高亲和力(解离常数Kd约为0.8 nM)与抗生素结合。它是已知的少数能够在体内调节基因表达的适配体之一。该适配体分辨率为2.2埃的共晶体结构揭示了一种假结样折叠,由一个11个核苷酸的环与不规则螺旋的小沟之间的三级相互作用形成。四环素作为镁离子螯合物结合在这个界面内。该结构与先前的生化和生物物理数据一起表明,适配体在与四环素结合的同时发生局部折叠。这种人工RNA的三螺旋连接、h形结构比大多数适配体的结构更复杂,让人联想到一些天然核糖开关的结构。