Crystal structure of the RNA-recognition motif of Drosophila melanogaster tRNA (uracil-5-)-methyltransferase homolog A.

Human tRNA (uracil-5-)-methyltransferase 2 homolog A (TRMT2A) is the dedicated enzyme for the methylation of uridine 54 in transfer RNA (tRNA). Human TRMT2A has also been described as a modifier of polyglutamine (polyQ)-derived neuronal toxicity. The corresponding human polyQ pathologies include Huntington's disease and constitute a family of devastating neurodegenerative diseases. A polyQ tract in the corresponding disease-linked protein causes neuronal death and symptoms such as impaired motor function, as well as cognitive impairment. In polyQ disease models, silencing of TRMT2A reduced polyQ-associated cell death and polyQ protein aggregation, suggesting this protein as a valid drug target against this class of disorders. In this paper, the 1.6 Å resolution crystal structure of the RNA-recognition motif (RRM) from Drosophila melanogaster, which is a homolog of human TRMT2A, is described and analysed. open access.

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Monika Witzenberger, Robert Janowski, Dierk Niessing. Crystal structure of the RNA-recognition motif of Drosophila melanogaster tRNA (uracil-5-)-methyltransferase homolog A. Acta crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology communications. 2024 Feb 01;80(Pt 2):36-42

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