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Cancer-associated mutants of RNA helicase DDX3X are defective in RNA-stimulated ATP hydrolysis.
Journal of molecular biology - 8 May 2015
Epling Leslie B, Grace Christy R, Lowe Brandon R, Partridge Janet F, Enemark Eric J
Abstract excerpt
The DEAD-box RNA helicase DDX3X is frequently mutated in pediatric medulloblastoma. We dissect how these mutants affect DDX3X function with structural, biochemical, and genetic experiments. We identify an N-terminal extension ("ATP-binding loop", ABL) that is critical for the stimulation of ATP hydrolysis by RNA. We present crystal structures suggesting that the ABL interacts dynamically with ATP and confirming...
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