An integrative NMR-SAXS approach for structural determination of large RNAs defines the substrate-free state of a trans -cleaving Neurospora Varkud Satellite ribozyme

Dagenais P, Desjardins G, Legault P, Nucleic Acids Research (2021) DOI

SASDKZ3 – Minimal trans Varkud Satellite (VS) ribozyme in 20mM MgCl2

Neurospora Varkud Satellite minimal trans ribozyme
MWexperimental 37 kDa
MWexpected 33 kDa
VPorod 61 nm3
log I(s) 1.00×101 1.00×100 1.00×10-1 1.00×10-2
Neurospora Varkud Satellite minimal trans ribozyme small angle scattering data  s, nm-1
ln I(s)
Neurospora Varkud Satellite minimal trans ribozyme Guinier plot ln 1.00×101 Rg: 3.5 nm 0 (3.5 nm)-2 s2
(sRg)2I(s)/I(0)
Neurospora Varkud Satellite minimal trans ribozyme Kratky plot 1.104 0 3 sRg
p(r)
Neurospora Varkud Satellite minimal trans ribozyme pair distance distribution function Rg: 3.5 nm 0 Dmax: 11.4 nm

Data validation


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SAXS data from solutions of the minimal trans VS ribozyme in 50 mM MES, 50 mM KCl, 20 mM MgCl2, pH 6.5 were collected using a Xenocs BioXolver L with MetalJet equipped with a Pilatus3 R 300K detector (Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada) at a sample-detector distance of 0.6 m and at a wavelength of λ = 0.134 nm (I(s) vs s, where s = 4πsinθ/λ, and 2θ is the scattering angle). Solute concentrations ranging between 0.5 and 0.5 mg/ml were measured at 20°C. 10 successive 30 second frames were collected. The data were normalized to the intensity of the transmitted beam and radially averaged; the scattering of the solvent-blank was subtracted.

Neurospora Varkud Satellite minimal trans ribozyme (VS ribozyme TR4P)
Mol. type   RNA
Organism   Neurospora crassa
Olig. state   Monomer
Mon. MW   32.7 kDa
Sequence   FASTA