The DEAD-box ATPase Dbp10/DDX54 initiates peptidyl transferase center formation during 60S ribosome biogenesis

Victor E. Cruz, Christine S. Weirich, Nagesh Peddada and Jan P. Erzberger ()
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Victor E. Cruz: UT Southwestern Medical Center - ND10.124B
Christine S. Weirich: UT Southwestern Medical Center - ND10.124B
Nagesh Peddada: UT Southwestern Medical Center - ND10.124B
Jan P. Erzberger: UT Southwestern Medical Center - ND10.124B

Nature Communications, 2024, vol. 15, issue 1, 1-14

Abstract: Abstract DEAD-box ATPases play crucial roles in guiding rRNA restructuring events during the biogenesis of large (60S) ribosomal subunits, but their precise molecular functions are currently unknown. In this study, we present cryo-EM reconstructions of nucleolar pre-60S intermediates that reveal an unexpected, alternate secondary structure within the nascent peptidyl-transferase-center (PTC). Our analysis of three sequential nucleolar pre-60S intermediates reveals that the DEAD-box ATPase Dbp10/DDX54 remodels this alternate base pairing and enables the formation of the rRNA junction that anchors the mature form of the universally conserved PTC A-loop. Post-catalysis, Dbp10 captures rRNA helix H61, initiating the concerted exchange of biogenesis factors during late nucleolar 60S maturation. Our findings show that Dbp10 activity is essential for the formation of the ribosome active site and reveal how this function is integrated with subsequent assembly steps to drive the biogenesis of the large ribosomal subunit.

Date: 2024
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