Structures of telomerase at several steps of telomere repeat synthesis.
Structures of telomerase at several steps of telomere repeat synthesis.
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10.1038/s41586-021-03529-9
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2021-05
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64.8
通讯作者:
Feigon J
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He Y;Wang Y;Liu B;Helmling C;Sušac L;Cheng R;Zhou ZH;Feigon J
Telomerase is unique among reverse transcriptases in containing a non-coding RNA (telomerase RNA, TER) that includes a short template used for processive synthesis of G-rich telomeric DNA repeats at the 3′ ends of most eukaryotic chromosomes. Telomerase maintains genomic integrity, and its activity or dysregulation are critical determinants of human longevity, stem-cell renewal, and cancer progression. Cryo electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structures at 4.8–10 Å resolution have established the general architecture, protein components and stoichiometries of Tetrahymena and human telomerase, but provided limited details of DNA– and RNA–protein interactions and insights into mechanism and recruitment. Here we report 3.3, 3.8, and 4.4 Å resolution cryo-EM structures of active Tetrahymena telomerase with telomeric DNA at different steps of nucleotide addition. Details of interactions between telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT), TER, and DNA reveal the structural basis of 5′ and 3′ template boundary determination, template–DNA duplex handling, and product chain separation during nucleotide addition. The structure and binding interface between TERT and telomerase protein p50, a homologue of human TPP1, define conserved interactions required for telomerase activation and recruitment to telomeres. Telomerase La-related protein p65 remodels multiple regions of TER, bridging the 5′- and 3′-ends and the conserved pseudoknot to facilitate assembly of the TERT–TER catalytic core.
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影响因子:
16.8
作者:
Berman, Andrea J.;Akiyama, Benjamin M.;Stone, Michael D.;Cech, Thomas R.
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Cech, Thomas R.
影响因子:
14.8
作者:
Kelley LA;Mezulis S;Yates CM;Wass MN;Sternberg MJ
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Sternberg MJ
影响因子:
64.8
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DOI:
10.1038/nrg3246
发表时间:
2012-10
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Nature reviews. Genetics
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影响因子:
16.8
作者:
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通讯作者:
Stone MD