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Crystal Structure of a Self-Spliced Group II Intron

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Toor, Navtej, Keating, Kevin S., Taylor, Sean D., Pyle, Anna Marie·2008·Science

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Group II introns are self-splicing ribozymes that catalyze their own excision from precursor transcripts and insertion into new genetic locations. Here we report the crystal structure of an intact, self-spliced group II intron from Oceanobacillus iheyensis at 3.1 angstrom resolution. An extensive network of tertiary interactions facilitates the ordered packing of intron subdomains around a ribozyme core that includes catalytic domain V. The bulge of domain V adopts an unusual helical structure that is located adjacent to a major groove triple helix (catalytic triplex). The bulge and catalytic triplex jointly coordinate two divalent metal ions in a configuration that is consistent with a two–metal ion mechanism for catalysis. Structural and functional analogies support the hypothesis that group II introns and the spliceosome share a common ancestor.

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Authors
Toor, N., Keating, K. S., Taylor, S. D., & Pyle, A. M.
Venue
Science
Published
2008-04-04
Volume
320
Issue
5872
Pages
77-82
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
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W2055688390
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496
References
1
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18.12
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Toor, N., Keating, K. S., Taylor, S. D., & Pyle, A. M. (2008). Crystal Structure of a Self-Spliced Group II Intron. Science. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1153803

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