Determination of the secondary structure and folding topology of an RNA binding domain of mammalian hnRNP A1 protein using three-dimensional heteronuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Biochemistry. 1994 Mar 15;33(10):2852-8. doi: 10.1021/bi00176a015.

Abstract

The secondary structure and folding topology of the first RNA binding domain of the human hnRNP A1 protein was determined by multidimensional heteronuclear NMR spectroscopy. The 92 amino acid long domain exhibits a beta alpha beta beta alpha beta folding pattern, arranged in a four-stranded antiparallel beta-sheet flanked by two alpha-helices, which is very similar to that found for other members of this family. Regions of marked variation between the structurally characterized RNA binding proteins of this class to date are mainly localized in the loops connecting the secondary structure elements.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Binding Sites
  • Conserved Sequence
  • Escherichia coli
  • Heterogeneous Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein A1
  • Heterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein Group A-B*
  • Heterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoproteins
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Mammals
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Protein Folding*
  • Protein Structure, Secondary*
  • RNA, Heterogeneous Nuclear / metabolism*
  • Recombinant Proteins / chemistry
  • Recombinant Proteins / metabolism
  • Ribonucleoproteins / chemistry*
  • Ribonucleoproteins / metabolism
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid

Substances

  • Heterogeneous Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein A1
  • Heterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein Group A-B
  • Heterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoproteins
  • RNA, Heterogeneous Nuclear
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Ribonucleoproteins