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The ribotoxin restrictocin recognizes its RNA substrate by selective engagement of active site residues.
Biochemistry - 12 Apr 2011
Plantinga Matthew J, Korennykh Alexei V, Piccirilli Joseph A, Correll Carl C
Abstract excerpt
Restrictocin and related fungal endoribonucleases from the α-sarcin family site-specifically cleave the sarcin/ricin loop (SRL) on the ribosome to inhibit translation and ultimately trigger cell death. Previous studies showed that the SRL folds into a bulged-G motif and tetraloop, with restrictocin achieving a specificity of ∼1000-fold by recognizing both motifs only after the initial binding step. Here, we...
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