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The multiple Tudor domain-containing protein TDRD1 is a molecular scaffold for mouse piwi proteins and piRNA biogenesis factors.
RNA 18, 2056-2072 (2012)
Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs expressed in the germline of animals. They associate with Argonaute proteins of the Piwi subfamily, forming ribonucleoprotein complexes that are involved in maintaining genome integrity. The N-terminal region of some Piwi proteins contains symmetrically dimethylated arginines. This modification is thought to enable recruitment of Tudor domain-containing proteins (TDRDs), which might serve as platforms mediating interactions between various proteins in the piRNA pathway. We measured the binding affinity of the four individual extended Tudor domains (TDs) of murine TDRD1 protein for three different methylarginine-containing peptides from murine Piwi protein MILI. The results show a preference of TD2 and TD3 for consecutive MILI peptides, whereas TD4 and TD1 have, respectively, lower and very weak affinity for any peptide. The affinity of TD1 for methylarginine peptides can be restored by a single-point mutation back to the consensus aromatic cage sequence. These observations were confirmed by pull-down experiments with endogenous Piwi and Piwi-associated proteins. The crystal structure of TD3 bound to a methylated MILI peptide shows an unexpected orientation of the bound peptide, with additional contacts of nonmethylated residues being made outside of the aromatic cage, consistent with solution NMR titration experiments. Finally, the molecular envelope of the four tandem Tudor domains of TDRD1, derived from small angle scattering data, reveals a flexible, elongated shape for the protein. Overall, the results show that TDRD1 can accommodate different peptides from different proteins, and can therefore act as a scaffold protein for complex assembly in the piRNA pathway.
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Publication type
Article: Journal article
Document type
Scientific Article
Keywords
piRNA; Piwi protein; extended Tudor domain; methylated arginine; X-ray crystallography; SMALL-ANGLE SCATTERING; MALE GERM-CELLS; ARGININE METHYLATION; STRUCTURAL BASIS; SMALL RNAS; DNA METHYLATION; FAMILY-MEMBERS; DROSOPHILA; PATHWAY; COMPLEXES
ISSN (print) / ISBN
1355-8382
e-ISSN
1469-9001
Journal
RNA
Quellenangaben
Volume: 18,
Issue: 11,
Pages: 2056-2072
Publisher
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
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Peer reviewed
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Institute of Structural Biology (STB)