Nature Communications (Sep 2022)

Structural basis for Gemin5 decamer-mediated mRNA binding

  • Qiong Guo,
  • Shidong Zhao,
  • Rosario Francisco-Velilla,
  • Jiahai Zhang,
  • Azman Embarc-Buh,
  • Salvador Abellan,
  • Mengqi Lv,
  • Peiping Tang,
  • Qingguo Gong,
  • Huaizong Shen,
  • Linfeng Sun,
  • Xuebiao Yao,
  • Jinrong Min,
  • Yunyu Shi,
  • Encarnacion Martínez-Salas,
  • Kaiming Zhang,
  • Chao Xu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32883-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Structural biology, complemented by biochemistry experiments and RNA-binding assays show that the Gemin5 C-terminal region adopts a decamer architecture. Gemin5 decamerization is essential for its role in regulating mRNA translation.