6E80

Crystal structure of the Corn aptamer in unliganded state


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.90 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.307 
  • R-Value Work: 0.252 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.258 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Binding between G Quadruplexes at the Homodimer Interface of the Corn RNA Aptamer Strongly Activates Thioflavin T Fluorescence.

Sjekloca, L.Ferre-D'Amare, A.R.

(2019) Cell Chem Biol 26: 1159

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chembiol.2019.04.012
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    6E80, 6E81, 6E82, 6E84

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Thioflavin T (ThT) is widely used for the detection of amyloids. Many unrelated DNAs and RNAs that contain G-quadruplex motifs also bind ThT and strongly activate its fluorescence. To elucidate the structural basis of ThT binding to G quadruplexes and its fluorescence turn-on, we determined its co-crystal structure with the homodimeric RNA Corn, which contains two G quadruplexes. We found that two ThT molecules bind in the dimer interface, constrained by a G quartet from each protomer into a maximally fluorescent planar conformation. The unliganded Corn homodimer crystal structure reveals a collapsed fluorophore-binding site. In solution, Corn must fluctuate between this and an open, binding-competent conformation. A co-crystal structure with another benzothiazole derivate, thiazole orange (TO), also shows binding at the Corn homodimer interface. As the bound ThT and TO make no interactions with the RNA backbone, their Corn co-crystal structures likely explain their fluorescence activation upon sequence-independent DNA and RNA G-quadruplex binding.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Biochemistry and Biophysics Center, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, 50 South Drive MSC 8012, Bethesda, MD 20892-8012, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains LengthOrganismImage
RNA (36-MER)36synthetic construct
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 5 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
IRI
Query on IRI

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B [auth A],
C [auth A],
D [auth A]
IRIDIUM HEXAMMINE ION
H18 Ir N6
CGMAOQLDNKCXGK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
IR
Query on IR

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L [auth A],
M [auth A]
IRIDIUM ION
Ir
MOHYGSBMXIJZBJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
ACT
Query on ACT

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J [auth A],
K [auth A]
ACETATE ION
C2 H3 O2
QTBSBXVTEAMEQO-UHFFFAOYSA-M
K
Query on K

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E [auth A]POTASSIUM ION
K
NPYPAHLBTDXSSS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
MG
Query on MG

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F [auth A],
G [auth A],
H [auth A],
I [auth A]
MAGNESIUM ION
Mg
JLVVSXFLKOJNIY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 93.012α = 90
b = 93.012β = 90
c = 66.56γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PHENIXrefinement
HKL-2000data scaling
PHASERphasing
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
HKL-2000data reduction

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2019-07-31
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2019-08-28
    Changes: Data collection, Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2023-10-11
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description