[HTML][HTML] Characterising biomolecular interactions and dynamics with mass photometry

R Asor, P Kukura - Current Opinion in Chemical Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
We review recent advances in our ability to characterise biomolecular structure, interactions
and associated dynamics by mass photometry (MP), the label-free detection and mass …

Coevolution of RNA and protein subunits in RNase P and RNase MRP, two RNA processing enzymes

B Zhou, F Wan, KX Lei, P Lan, J Wu, M Lei - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2024 - ASBMB
RNase P and RNase mitochondrial RNA processing (MRP) are ribonucleoproteins (RNPs)
that consist of a catalytic RNA and a varying number of protein cofactors. RNase P is …

Bacterial RNA-free RNase P: Structural and functional characterization of multiple oligomeric forms of a minimal protein-only ribonuclease P

CA Wilhelm, L Mallik, AL Kelly, S Brotzman… - Journal of Biological …, 2023 - ASBMB
tRNAs are typically transcribed with extended 5′ and 3′ ends that must be removed
before they attain their active form. One of the first steps of tRNA processing in nearly every …

Importance of residue 248 in Escherichia coli RNase P RNA mediated cleavage

G Mao, AS Srivastava, S Wu, D Kosek, LA Kirsebom - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract tRNA genes are transcribed as precursors and RNase P generates the matured
5'end of tRNAs. It has been suggested that residue− 1 (the residue immediately 5ʹ of the …

Crystal structures and insights into precursor tRNA 5'-end processing by prokaryotic minimal protein-only RNase P

Y Li, S Su, Y Gao, G Lu, H Liu, X Chen, Z Shao… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Besides the canonical RNA-based RNase P, pre-tRNA 5'-end processing can also be
catalyzed by protein-only RNase P (PRORP). To date, various PRORPs have been …

Structural and mechanistic basis of RNA processing by protein-only ribonuclease P enzymes

A Bhatta, HS Hillen - Trends in Biochemical Sciences, 2022 - cell.com
Ribonuclease P (RNase P) enzymes are responsible for the 5′ processing of tRNA
precursors. In addition to the well-characterised ribozyme-based RNase P enzymes, an …

A quantitative description for optical mass measurement of single biomolecules

J Becker, JS Peters, I Crooks, S Helmi… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Label-free detection of single biomolecules in solution has been achieved using a variety of
experimental approaches over the past decade. Yet, our understanding of the magnitude of …

Discovery, structure, mechanisms, and evolution of protein-only RNase P enzymes

W Rossmanith, P Giegé, RK Hartmann - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2024 - ASBMB
The endoribonuclease RNase P is responsible for tRNA 5′ maturation in all domains of life.
A unique feature of RNase P is the variety of enzyme architectures, ranging from dual-to …

Characterization of RNA-based and protein-only RNases P from bacteria encoding both enzyme types

M Gößringer, NB Wäber, JC Wiegard, RK Hartmann - RNA, 2023 - rnajournal.cshlp.org
A small group of bacteria encode two types of RNase P, the classical ribonucleoprotein
(RNP) RNase P as well as the protein-only RNase P HARP (h omolog of A quifex R Nase P) …

The dynamic network of RNP RNase P subunits

AN Shaukat, EG Kaliatsi, I Skeparnias… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Ribonuclease P (RNase P) is an important ribonucleoprotein (RNP), responsible for the
maturation of the 5′ end of precursor tRNAs (pre-tRNAs). In all organisms, the cleavage …