¹H, ¹⁵N, ¹³C assignment and secondary structure determination of two domains of La protein from D. discoideum

Biomol NMR Assign. 2014 Apr;8(1):47-51. doi: 10.1007/s12104-012-9450-6. Epub 2012 Dec 14.

Abstract

Biosynthesis of RNA polymerase III transcripts requires binding of the La protein at their 3' end. La is an abundant nuclear RNA-binding protein which protects the nascent transcripts from 3' exonuclease degradation. Here, we report the high yield expression and preliminary structural analysis through NMR spectroscopy of two recombinant RNA binding domains (La motif and NRRM) from the La protein of Dictyostelium discoideum. Both recombinant protein constructs were well-folded and allowed for an almost complete sequence-specific assignment of the (15)N and (13)C labeled domains and their secondary structure prediction using PECAN online tool.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Motifs
  • Carbon Isotopes
  • Dictyostelium / metabolism*
  • Hydrogen
  • Nitrogen Isotopes
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular*
  • Protein Structure, Secondary
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary
  • Protozoan Proteins / chemistry*

Substances

  • Carbon Isotopes
  • Nitrogen Isotopes
  • Protozoan Proteins
  • Hydrogen