Structural insights into the N-terminal APHB domain of HrpA : mediating canonical and i-motif recognition

© The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Nucleic Acids Research..

RNA helicases function as versatile enzymes primarily responsible for remodeling RNA secondary structures and organizing ribonucleoprotein complexes. In our study, we conducted a systematic analysis of the helicase-related activities of Escherichia coli HrpA and presented the structures of both its apo form and its complex bound with both conventional and non-canonical DNAs. Our findings reveal that HrpA exhibits NTP hydrolysis activity and binds to ssDNA and ssRNA in distinct sequence-dependent manners. While the helicase core plays an essential role in unwinding RNA/RNA and RNA/DNA duplexes, the N-terminal extension in HrpA, consisting of three helices referred to as the APHB domain, is crucial for ssDNA binding and RNA/DNA duplex unwinding. Importantly, the APHB domain is implicated in binding to non-canonical DNA structures such as G-quadruplex and i-motif, and this report presents the first solved i-motif-helicase complex. This research not only provides comprehensive insights into the multifaceted roles of HrpA as an RNA helicase but also establishes a foundation for further investigations into the recognition and functional implications of i-motif DNA structures in various biological processes.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:52

Enthalten in:

Nucleic acids research - 52(2024), 6 vom: 12. Apr., Seite 3406-3418

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Xin, Ben-Ge [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Ling-Yun [VerfasserIn]
Yuan, Ling-Gang [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Na-Nv [VerfasserIn]
Li, Hai-Hong [VerfasserIn]
Ai, Xia [VerfasserIn]
Lei, Dong-Sheng [VerfasserIn]
Hou, Xi-Miao [VerfasserIn]
Rety, Stephane [VerfasserIn]
Xi, Xu-Guang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

63231-63-0
9007-49-2
DNA
DNA, Single-Stranded
DNA Helicases
EC 3.6.1.-
EC 3.6.4.-
EC 3.6.4.13
Escherichia coli Proteins
HrpA protein, E coli
Journal Article
RNA
RNA Helicases

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Date Completed 15.04.2024

Date Revised 17.04.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/nar/gkae138

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369022610