Alpha helix-RNA major groove recognition in an HIV-1 rev peptide-RRE RNA complex.
Battiste, J.L., Mao, H., Rao, N.S., Tan, R., Muhandiram, D.R., Kay, L.E., Frankel, A.D., Williamson, J.R.(1996) Science 273: 1547-1551
- PubMed: 8703216
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.273.5281.1547
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
1ETF, 1ETG - PubMed Abstract:
The solution structure of a human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) Rev peptide bound to stem-loop IIB of the Rev response element (RRE) RNA was solved by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The Rev peptide has an alpha-helical conformation and binds in the major groove of the RNA near a purine-rich internal loop. Several arginine side chains make base-specific contacts, and an asparagine residue contacts a G.A base pair. The phosphate backbone adjacent to a G.G base pair adopts an unusual structure that allows the peptide to access a widened major groove. The structure formed by the two purine-purine base pairs of the RRE creates a distinctive binding pocket that the peptide can use for specific recognition.
Organizational Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.