Structure/function relationships within the RNA recognition motif family applied to the hermes gene product

Protein Pept Lett. 2002 Apr;9(2):127-32. doi: 10.2174/0929866023408841.

Abstract

The RNA Recognition Motif (RRM) family of RNA-binding domains comprises distinct structural subclasses which can be equated to various types of cognate RNA(s) in relation to biological functions. By identifying structural templates within the appropriate RRM subclass, we have homology-modelled the three-dimensional structure of the hermes gene-encoded RRM. Our findings lead us to propose potential RNA targets for the corresponding protein and to predict possible functions in RNA metabolism during heart development.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Motifs
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Drosophila
  • Drosophila Proteins*
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Conformation
  • Protein Structure, Secondary
  • RNA / chemistry*
  • RNA / metabolism
  • RNA-Binding Proteins / chemistry*
  • RNA-Binding Proteins / genetics*
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Drosophila Proteins
  • RNA-Binding Proteins
  • hrm protein, Drosophila
  • RNA