title: Defining the RNA-protein interactions in the trypanosome preribosomal complex.
abstract: In eukaryotes, 5S rRNA is transcribed in the nucleoplasm and requires the ribosomal protein L5 to deliver it to the nucleolus for ribosomal assembly. The trypanosome-specific proteins P34 and P37 form a novel preribosomal complex with the eukaryotic conserved L5-5S rRNA complex in the nucleoplasm. Previous results suggested that P34 acts together with L5 to bridge the interaction with 5S rRNA and thus to stabilize 5S rRNA, an important role in the early steps of ribosomal biogenesis. Here, we have delineated the domains of the two protein components, L5 and P34, and regions of the RNA partner, 5S rRNA, that are critical for protein-RNA interactions within the complex. We found that the L18 domain of L5 and the N terminus and RNA recognition motif of P34 bind 5S rRNA. We showed that Trypanosoma brucei L5 binds the β arm of 5S rRNA, while P34 binds loop A/stem V of 5S rRNA. We demonstrated that 5S rRNA is able to enhance the association between the protein components of the complex, L5 and P34. Both loop A/stem V and the β arm of 5S rRNA can separately enhance the protein-protein association, but their effects are neither additive nor synergistic. Domains in the two proteins for protein-protein and protein-RNA interactions overlap or are close to each other. This suggests that 5S rRNA binding might cause conformational changes in L5 and P34 and might also bridge the interactions, thus enhancing binding between the protein partners of this novel complex.
authors: Department of Microbiology and Immunology and Witebsky Center for Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA.
authors: Lei
authors: L
authors: Wang
authors: Martin
authors: M
authors: Ciganda
authors: Noreen
authors: N
authors: Williams
mesh_terms: D001665:Binding Sites; D002466:Cell Nucleolus / Q000378:metabolism; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D011485:Protein Binding; D011487:Protein Conformation; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D015800:Protozoan Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012341:RNA, Ribosomal, 5S / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012269:Ribosomal Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012270:Ribosomes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014346:Trypanosoma brucei brucei / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D015800:Protozoan Proteins; D012341:RNA, Ribosomal, 5S; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins; D012269:Ribosomal Proteins; C112549:p34 protein, Trypanosoma; C112550:p37 protein, Trypanosoma; C029742:ribosomal protein L5
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