Förster, Ute ; Weigand, Julia E. ; Trojanowski, Peter ; Suess, Beatrix ; Wachtveitl, Josef (2012)
Conformational dynamics of the tetracycline-binding aptamer.
In: Nucleic acids research, 40 (4)
Artikel, Bibliographie
Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)
The conformational dynamics induced by ligand binding to the tetracycline-binding aptamer is monitored via stopped-flow fluorescence spectroscopy and time-correlated single photon counting experiments. The fluorescence of the ligand is sensitive to changes within the tertiary structure of the aptamer during and after the binding process. In addition to the wild-type aptamer, the mutants A9G, A13U and A50U are examined, where bases important for regulation are changed to inhibit the aptamer's function. Our results suggest a very fast two-step-mechanism for the binding of the ligand to the aptamer that can be interpreted as a binding step followed by a reorganization of the aptamer to accommodate the ligand. Binding to the two direct contact points A13 and A50 was found to occur in the first binding step. The exchange of the structurally important base A9 for guanine induces an enormous deceleration of the overall binding process, which is mainly rooted in an enhancement of the back reaction of the first binding step by several orders of magnitude. This indicates a significant loss of tertiary structure of the aptamer in the absence of the base A9, and underlines the importance of pre-organization on the overall binding process of the tetracycline-binding aptamer.
| Typ des Eintrags: | Artikel |
|---|---|
| Erschienen: | 2012 |
| Autor(en): | Förster, Ute ; Weigand, Julia E. ; Trojanowski, Peter ; Suess, Beatrix ; Wachtveitl, Josef |
| Art des Eintrags: | Bibliographie |
| Titel: | Conformational dynamics of the tetracycline-binding aptamer. |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Publikationsjahr: | 2012 |
| Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: | Nucleic acids research |
| Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: | 40 |
| (Heft-)Nummer: | 4 |
| Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract): | The conformational dynamics induced by ligand binding to the tetracycline-binding aptamer is monitored via stopped-flow fluorescence spectroscopy and time-correlated single photon counting experiments. The fluorescence of the ligand is sensitive to changes within the tertiary structure of the aptamer during and after the binding process. In addition to the wild-type aptamer, the mutants A9G, A13U and A50U are examined, where bases important for regulation are changed to inhibit the aptamer's function. Our results suggest a very fast two-step-mechanism for the binding of the ligand to the aptamer that can be interpreted as a binding step followed by a reorganization of the aptamer to accommodate the ligand. Binding to the two direct contact points A13 and A50 was found to occur in the first binding step. The exchange of the structurally important base A9 for guanine induces an enormous deceleration of the overall binding process, which is mainly rooted in an enhancement of the back reaction of the first binding step by several orders of magnitude. This indicates a significant loss of tertiary structure of the aptamer in the absence of the base A9, and underlines the importance of pre-organization on the overall binding process of the tetracycline-binding aptamer. |
| Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): | 10 Fachbereich Biologie 10 Fachbereich Biologie > Synthetic Genetic Circuits (2020 umbenannt in "Synthetic RNA biology") 10 Fachbereich Biologie > RNA Biochemie |
| Hinterlegungsdatum: | 22 Feb 2012 10:00 |
| Letzte Änderung: | 06 Nov 2020 07:16 |
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