Magnesium Ions Mediate Contacts Between Phosphoryl Oxygens at Positions 2122 and 2176 of the 23S RRNA and Ribosomal Protein L1

Overview

Journal RNA

Specialty Molecular Biology

Date 2001 Jan 6

PMID 11142372

Citations 9

Authors

D Drygin

R A Zimmermann

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Abstract

The complex of ribosomal protein L1 with 23S rRNA from Escherichia coli is of great interest because of the unique structural and functional aspects of this ribonucleoprotein domain. We have minimized the binding site for protein L1 on the 23S rRNA to nt 2120-2129, 2159-2162, and 2167-2178. This RNA fragment consists of two helices as well as an interconnecting loop of unknown structure. RNA molecules corresponding to the minimized L1 binding site, in which G, A, U, or C were individually replaced by their deoxyribo- (dN) or alpha-thio- (rNaS) analogs have been synthesized by T7 transcription in vitro and analyzed for their ability to bind protein L1. It has been demonstrated that the substitution of rNaS at position 2122 or 2176 decreases the affinity of the RNA for the protein in the presence of magnesium five- to tenfold, whereas the same changes have little effect on binding in the presence of manganese. This suggests that Rp oxygens in the phosphates preceding positions 2122 and 2176 are coordinated with Mg2+ and may participate in L1-23S rRNA interaction via magnesium bridges. We have also shown that this interaction is impaired by the presence of dC at position 2122 coupled with the presence of deoxyribonucleotide(s) at other positions in the RNA. This study demonstrates that the ribose-phosphate backbone of the helix encompassing nt 2120-2124/2174-2178 is intimately involved in the interaction of protein L1 with the 23S rRNA. In particular, we suggest that this helix is positioned in the cleft between the two domains of protein L1.

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