RNA G-quadruplex is resolved by repetitive and ATP-dependent mechanism of DHX36

Ramreddy Tippana, Michael C. Chen, Natalia A. Demeshkina, Adrian R. Ferré-D’Amaré and Sua Myong ()
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Ramreddy Tippana: Johns Hopkins University
Michael C. Chen: University of Cambridge
Natalia A. Demeshkina: Lung and Blood Institute
Adrian R. Ferré-D’Amaré: Lung and Blood Institute
Sua Myong: Johns Hopkins University

Nature Communications, 2019, vol. 10, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Abstract DHX36 is a DEAH-box helicase that resolves parallel G-quadruplex structures formed in DNA and RNA. The recent co-crystal structure of DHX36 bound G4-DNA revealed an intimate contact, but did not address the role of ATP hydrolysis in G4 resolving activity. Here, we demonstrate that unlike on G4-DNA, DHX36 displays ATP-independent unfolding of G4-RNA followed by ATP-dependent refolding, generating a highly asymmetric pattern of activity. Interestingly, DHX36 refolds G4-RNA in several steps, reflecting the discrete steps in forming the G4 structure. We show that the ATP-dependent activity of DHX36 arises from the RNA tail rather than the G4. Mutations that perturb G4 contact result in quick dissociation of the protein from RNA upon ATP hydrolysis, while mutations that interfere with binding the RNA tail induce dysregulated activity. We propose that the ATP-dependent activity of DHX36 may be useful for dynamically resolving various G4-RNA structures in cells.

Date: 2019
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