6POM

Cryo-EM structure of the full-length Bacillus subtilis glyQS T-box riboswitch in complex with tRNA-Gly


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 4.90 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Structural basis of amino acid surveillance by higher-order tRNA-mRNA interactions.

Li, S.Su, Z.Lehmann, J.Stamatopoulou, V.Giarimoglou, N.Henderson, F.E.Fan, L.Pintilie, G.D.Zhang, K.Chen, M.Ludtke, S.J.Wang, Y.X.Stathopoulos, C.Chiu, W.Zhang, J.

(2019) Nat Struct Mol Biol 26: 1094-1105

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41594-019-0326-7
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    6PMO, 6POM

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Amino acid availability in Gram-positive bacteria is monitored by T-box riboswitches. T-boxes directly bind tRNAs, assess their aminoacylation state, and regulate the transcription or translation of downstream genes to maintain nutritional homeostasis. Here, we report cocrystal and cryo-EM structures of Geobacillus kaustophilus and Bacillus subtilis T-box-tRNA complexes, detailing their multivalent, exquisitely selective interactions. The T-box forms a U-shaped molecular vise that clamps the tRNA, captures its 3' end using an elaborate 'discriminator' structure, and interrogates its aminoacylation state using a steric filter fashioned from a wobble base pair. In the absence of aminoacylation, T-boxes clutch tRNAs and form a continuously stacked central spine, permitting transcriptional readthrough or translation initiation. A modeled aminoacyl disrupts tRNA-T-box stacking, severing the central spine and blocking gene expression. Our data establish a universal mechanism of amino acid sensing on tRNAs and gene regulation by T-box riboswitches and exemplify how higher-order RNA-RNA interactions achieve multivalency and specificity.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, MD, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains LengthOrganismImage
T-box GlyQS leader (155-MER)169Bacillus subtilis
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains LengthOrganismImage
tRNAGly (75-MER)75Bacillus subtilis
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 4.90 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 
EM Software:
TaskSoftware PackageVersion
RECONSTRUCTIONRELION3.0-beta
RECONSTRUCTIONcryoSPARC2.2
MODEL REFINEMENTPHENIX1.15.2

Structure Validation

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)United StatesP50GM103297

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2019-11-20
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2019-12-04
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2019-12-18
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2020-01-08
    Changes: Author supporting evidence
  • Version 1.4: 2024-03-20
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description