5N5C

NMR solution structure of the TSL2 RNA hairpin


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: SOLUTION NMR
  • Conformers Calculated: 400 
  • Conformers Submitted: 40 
  • Selection Criteria: structures with the lowest energy 

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Literature

Targeting RNA structure in SMN2 reverses spinal muscular atrophy molecular phenotypes.

Garcia-Lopez, A.Tessaro, F.Jonker, H.R.A.Wacker, A.Richter, C.Comte, A.Berntenis, N.Schmucki, R.Hatje, K.Petermann, O.Chiriano, G.Perozzo, R.Sciarra, D.Konieczny, P.Faustino, I.Fournet, G.Orozco, M.Artero, R.Metzger, F.Ebeling, M.Goekjian, P.Joseph, B.Schwalbe, H.Scapozza, L.

(2018) Nat Commun 9: 2032-2032

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04110-1
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    5N5C

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Modification of SMN2 exon 7 (E7) splicing is a validated therapeutic strategy against spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). However, a target-based approach to identify small-molecule E7 splicing modifiers has not been attempted, which could reveal novel therapies with improved mechanistic insight. Here, we chose as a target the stem-loop RNA structure TSL2, which overlaps with the 5' splicing site of E7. A small-molecule TSL2-binding compound, homocarbonyltopsentin (PK4C9), was identified that increases E7 splicing to therapeutic levels and rescues downstream molecular alterations in SMA cells. High-resolution NMR combined with molecular modelling revealed that PK4C9 binds to pentaloop conformations of TSL2 and promotes a shift to triloop conformations that display enhanced E7 splicing. Collectively, our study validates TSL2 as a target for small-molecule drug discovery in SMA, identifies a novel mechanism of action for an E7 splicing modifier, and sets a precedent for other splicing-mediated diseases where RNA structure could be similarly targeted.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Pharmaceutical Biochemistry Group, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Lausanne and University of Geneva, Rue Michel-Servet 1, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland. amparo.garcialopez@unige.ch.


Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains LengthOrganismImage
RNA (19-MER)19Homo sapiens
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: SOLUTION NMR
  • Conformers Calculated: 400 
  • Conformers Submitted: 40 
  • Selection Criteria: structures with the lowest energy 

Structure Validation

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
European Union261863
iNEXT - European Union Horizon 2020 programme653706
European Union261572
LOEWE program SynChemBioGermany--
German Research FoundationGermany--
European Molecular Biology OrganizationALTF 253-2012
SMA Europe17623 and 19243
Schmidheiny FoundationSwitzerland--
Generalitat Valenciana - Santiago Grisolia PhD programSpain--

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2018-03-14
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2018-06-06
    Changes: Data collection, Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2019-05-08
    Changes: Data collection
  • Version 1.3: 2024-06-19
    Changes: Data collection, Database references