Pseudouridine Synthase RsuA Captures an Assembly Intermediate That Is Stabilized by Ribosomal Protein S17

The ribosome is a large ribonucleoprotein complex that synthesizes protein in all living organisms. Ribosome biogenesis is a complex process that requires synchronization of various cellular events, including ribosomal RNA (rRNA) transcription, ribosome assembly, and processing and post-transcriptio...

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Main Authors: Kumudie Jayalath, Sean Frisbie, Minhchau To, Sanjaya Abeysirigunawardena
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/10/6/841
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author Kumudie Jayalath
Sean Frisbie
Minhchau To
Sanjaya Abeysirigunawardena
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Sean Frisbie
Minhchau To
Sanjaya Abeysirigunawardena
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description The ribosome is a large ribonucleoprotein complex that synthesizes protein in all living organisms. Ribosome biogenesis is a complex process that requires synchronization of various cellular events, including ribosomal RNA (rRNA) transcription, ribosome assembly, and processing and post-transcriptional modification of rRNA. Ribosome biogenesis is fine-tuned with various assembly factors, possibly including nucleotide modification enzymes. Ribosomal small subunit pseudouridine synthase A (RsuA) pseudouridylates U516 of 16S helix 18. Protein RsuA is a multi-domain protein that contains the N-terminal peripheral domain, which is structurally similar to the ribosomal protein S4. Our study shows RsuA preferably binds and pseudouridylates an assembly intermediate that is stabilized by ribosomal protein S17 over the native-like complex. In addition, the N-terminal domain truncated RsuA showed that the presence of the S4-like domain is important for RsuA substrate recognition.
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spelling doaj.art-877fd54ebc0d438aa283cfa917a854952023-11-20T02:18:38ZengMDPI AGBiomolecules2218-273X2020-05-0110684110.3390/biom10060841Pseudouridine Synthase RsuA Captures an Assembly Intermediate That Is Stabilized by Ribosomal Protein S17Kumudie Jayalath0Sean Frisbie1Minhchau To2Sanjaya Abeysirigunawardena3Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, USADepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, USADepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, USADepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, USAThe ribosome is a large ribonucleoprotein complex that synthesizes protein in all living organisms. Ribosome biogenesis is a complex process that requires synchronization of various cellular events, including ribosomal RNA (rRNA) transcription, ribosome assembly, and processing and post-transcriptional modification of rRNA. Ribosome biogenesis is fine-tuned with various assembly factors, possibly including nucleotide modification enzymes. Ribosomal small subunit pseudouridine synthase A (RsuA) pseudouridylates U516 of 16S helix 18. Protein RsuA is a multi-domain protein that contains the N-terminal peripheral domain, which is structurally similar to the ribosomal protein S4. Our study shows RsuA preferably binds and pseudouridylates an assembly intermediate that is stabilized by ribosomal protein S17 over the native-like complex. In addition, the N-terminal domain truncated RsuA showed that the presence of the S4-like domain is important for RsuA substrate recognition.https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/10/6/841bacterial ribosome assemblynucleotide modification enzymespseudouridine synthase
spellingShingle Kumudie Jayalath
Sean Frisbie
Minhchau To
Sanjaya Abeysirigunawardena
Pseudouridine Synthase RsuA Captures an Assembly Intermediate That Is Stabilized by Ribosomal Protein S17
Biomolecules
bacterial ribosome assembly
nucleotide modification enzymes
pseudouridine synthase
title Pseudouridine Synthase RsuA Captures an Assembly Intermediate That Is Stabilized by Ribosomal Protein S17
title_full Pseudouridine Synthase RsuA Captures an Assembly Intermediate That Is Stabilized by Ribosomal Protein S17
title_fullStr Pseudouridine Synthase RsuA Captures an Assembly Intermediate That Is Stabilized by Ribosomal Protein S17
title_full_unstemmed Pseudouridine Synthase RsuA Captures an Assembly Intermediate That Is Stabilized by Ribosomal Protein S17
title_short Pseudouridine Synthase RsuA Captures an Assembly Intermediate That Is Stabilized by Ribosomal Protein S17
title_sort pseudouridine synthase rsua captures an assembly intermediate that is stabilized by ribosomal protein s17
topic bacterial ribosome assembly
nucleotide modification enzymes
pseudouridine synthase
url https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/10/6/841
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