Hierarchical Assembly of Single-Stranded RNA

Single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) plays a major role in the flow of genetic information-most notably, in the form of messenger RNA (mRNA)-and in the regulation of biological processes. The highly dynamic nature of chains of unpaired nucleobases challenges structural characterizations of ssRNA by experiments or molecular dynamics (MD) simulations alike. Here, we use hierarchical chain growth (HCG) to construct ensembles of ssRNA chains. HCG assembles the structures of protein and nucleic acid chains from fragment libraries created by MD simulations. Applied to homo- and heteropolymeric ssRNAs of different lengths, we find that HCG produces structural ensembles that overall are in good agreement with diverse experiments, including nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), and single-molecule Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET). The agreement can be further improved by ensemble refinement using Bayesian inference of ensembles (BioEn). HCG can also be used to assemble RNA structures that combine base-paired and base-unpaired regions, as illustrated for the 5' untranslated region (UTR) of SARS-CoV-2 RNA.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:20

Enthalten in:

Journal of chemical theory and computation - 20(2024), 5 vom: 12. März, Seite 2246-2260

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pietrek, Lisa M [VerfasserIn]
Stelzl, Lukas S [VerfasserIn]
Hummer, Gerhard [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

63231-63-0
Journal Article
Proteins
RNA
RNA, Viral

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Date Completed 13.03.2024

Date Revised 16.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acs.jctc.3c01049

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368515192