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The Hammerhead Ribozyme. Peter J. Mikulecky. Sid Altman. Tom Cech. What is a Ribozyme?. 1) Enzyme. 2) Ribonucleic Acid. NOT PROTEIN. 1989 Nobel Prize In Chemistry. Secondary:. Tertiary:. Structure . As with proteins, we consider. Primary:. GGCCGAACUGGUA.
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The Hammerhead Ribozyme Peter J. Mikulecky
Sid Altman Tom Cech What is a Ribozyme? 1) Enzyme 2) Ribonucleic Acid NOT PROTEIN 1989 Nobel Prize In Chemistry
Secondary: Tertiary: Structure As with proteins, we consider... Primary: GGCCGAACUGGUA
A G C U Pseudouridine Inosine etc... Primary Structure Limited to ribonucleotides (base + ribose + phosphate): Common Bases: Uncommon Bases:
RNA RNA usually assumes A-form helices… Secondary Structure Watson-Crick Base Pairing Helix Formation B-DNA A-DNA Small pore along helical axis “Rungs” stack obliquely to axis
Secondary Structure Conserved base-pairing interactions result in... • Three “stem” regions • Uridine-containing turn • An “augmenting helix” • joining stems II and III
folding Ribozyme vs. tRNAPhe
Intact Phosphodiester Mg2+Coordinated Transition Cleaved Phosphodiester Catalytic Mechanism
Catalytic Mechanism New crystal structure shows five Mg2+ sites:
The Future of Ribozymes In Vitro Molecular Evolutionof RNA + High Throughput Screening Ribozyme-Based Therapies
In Clinical Trial... ANGIOZYME TM Ribozyme designed to inhibit Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF)... ANGIOGENESIS HEPTAZYME TM Ribozyme targets highly conserved sequences of the Hepatitis C Virus... HCV DRUG RESISTANCE
In Clinical Trial... HIV Gene Therapy... Bone Marrow Sample Treat Stem Cells with Retroviral Vector Encodes Gene for anti-HIV Ribozyme Re-Implant Treated Cells
In Summary... • Hammerhead Ribozyme Challenges • the “Central Dogma” • Tertiary Structure Stabilized by • Conserved H-Bonding Regions • Divalent Cations Are Required for Catalysis • Ribozymes Offer Great Pharmaceutical Promise
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Internet References http://www.tulane.edu/~biochem/nolan/lectures/rna/frames/hambtx.htm http://unisci.com/stories/0803984.htm http://ndbserver.ebi.ac.uk:5700/NDB/NDBATLAS/indexes/ribozyme.html http://www.actupgg.org/BAR/art082897.html http://ull.chemistry.uakron.edu/biochem/animations/index.html http://www.horizonpress.com/gateway/ribozyme.html http://www.rpi.com/ http://www.cup.org/Journals/JNLSCAT/RNA/abstracts/rna1355838296026024h.html http://www.chemistry.wustl.edu/Faculty/Bashkin/jkbhomeu1.html