DHX36

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DHX36
Available structures
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
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UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_020865
NM_001114397

NM_028136

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001107869
NP_065916

NP_082412

Location (UCSC)n/aChr 3: 62.47 – 62.51 Mb
PubMed search[2][3]
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Probable ATP-dependent RNA helicase DHX36 also known as DEAH box protein 36 (DHX36) or MLE-like protein 1 (MLEL1) or G4 resolvase 1 (G4R1) or RNA helicase associated with AU-rich elements (RHAU) is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the DHX36 gene.[4][5]

Structure

Structurally, DHX36 is a 1008 amino acid-long modular protein that has been crystallized in a complex with a DNA G-quadruplex.[6] It consists of a ~440-amino acid helicase core comprising all signature motifs of the DEAH/RHA family of helicases with N- and C-terminal flanking regions of ~180 and ~380 amino acids, respectively. Part of the N-terminal flanking region forms an alpha-helix called the DHX36-specific motif, which recognizes the 5'-most G-quadruplex quartet. The OB-fold domain binds to the 3'-most G-tract sugar-phosphate backbone.[7] Like all the DEAH/RHA helicases, the helicase associated domain is located adjacent to the helicase core region and occupies 75% of the C-terminal region.[8]

Function

DEAH/RHA proteins are RNA and DNA helicases typically characterized by low processivity translocation on substrates and the capability to bind/unwind non-canonical nucleic acid secondary structures.

embryogenesis, spermatogenesis, and cellular growth and division.[4]

DHX36 exhibits a unique ATP-dependent guanine-quadruplex (G4) resolvase activity and specificity for its substrate in vitro.[10][11] DHX36 displays repetitive unwinding activity as a function of the thermal stability of the G-quadruplex substrate, characteristic of a number of other G-quadruplex resolvases such as the BLM/WRN helicases.[12][13] DHX36 binds G4-nucleic acid with sub-nanomolar affinity and unwinds G4 structures much more efficiently than double-stranded nucleic acid. Consistent with these biochemical observations, DHX36 was also identified as the major source of tetramolecular RNA-resolving activity in HeLa cell lysates.

Previous work showed that DHX36 associates with mRNAs and re-localises to stress granules (SGs) upon translational arrest induced by various environmental stresses.[14][15] A region of the first 105 amino acid was shown to be critical for RNA binding and re-localisation to SGs.

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000027770Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: DHX36 DEAH (Asp-Glu-Ala-His) box polypeptide 36".
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  15. ^ Chalupníková, Kateřina (2008). "Characterizing functional domains of the RNA helicase RHAU involved in subcellular localization and RNA interaction" (PDF).[unreliable medical source?]

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