Structure et réarrangements conformationnels au cours de l’épissage du composant ribozyme d’un intron de groupe II / Structure and conformational rearrangements during splicing of the ribozyme component of group II introns
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Group II introns are a class of RNAs best known for their ribozymecatalyzed, self-splicing reaction. Under certain conditions, the introns can excise themselves from precursor mRNAs and ligate together their flanking exons, without the aid of proteins. Group II introns generally excise from pre-mRNA as a lariat, like the one formed by spliceosomal introns, similarities in the splicing mechanism suggest that group II introns and nuclear spliceosomal introns may share a common evolutionary ancestor. Despite their very diverse primary sequences, group II introns are defined by a highly conserved secondary structure. This generally consists of six domains (Domain I-Domain VI; D1-D6) radiating from a central wheel. Each of the six intronic domains has a specific role in folding, conformational rearrangements or catalysis. The native conformation of a group II intron is sustained by intraand interdomain long-range tertiary interactions, which are critical either for folding of the intron to the native state or for its catalytic activity. In brief, Domain V interacts with Domain I to form the minimal catalytic core; Domain VI contains a highly conserved bulged adenosine serving as the branch-point nucleotide. DII and Domain III contribute to RNA folding and catalytic efficiency. Domain IV, which encodes the intron ORF, is dispensable for ribozyme activity. Group II intron splicing proceeds through two-step transesterification reactions which yield ligated exons and an excised intron lariat. It is initiated by the 2’-hydroxyl group of the bulged adenosine within Domain 6, which serves as a branch point and attacks the phosphate at the 5’-end of the intron, thus releasing the 5’-exon while forming a lariat structure in the first step. The released 5’-exon, which is bound to the intron through
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