guanosine-2--3--cyclophosphorothioate and 3--guanylic-acid

The backbone dynamics of RNase T1 in the presence of exo-guanosine 2',3'-cyclophosphorothioate (exo-cGPS isomer), which is a productive substrate, and in the presence of 3'-guanylic acid (3'GMP), which is an nonproductive substrate, were examined using (15)N nuclear magnetic resonance. Although the X-ray crystal structure suggests that the modes of binding of these substrates to the active-site cleft are very similar, the order parameters in a number of regions in RNase T1 complexed with exo-cGPS isomer were different from those with 3'GMP. Moreover, the chemical exchange in line width observed for RNase T1 complexed with exo-cGPS isomer was also different from that observed for RNase T1 complexed with 3'GMP. From these results, we concluded that the internal motions in RNase T1 complexed with a productive substrate were not always identical to those in RNase T1 complexed with a nonproductive substrate.

Topics: Cyclic GMP; Guanosine Monophosphate; Models, Molecular; Nitrogen Isotopes; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; Ribonuclease T1; Thionucleotides

A modified method for the synthesis and separation of endo and exo guanosine 2',3'-cyclophosphorothioate (cGPS) has been developed. The exo diastereoisomer has been co-crystallized with RNase T1. cGPS is known to be a RNase T1 inhibitor but is also a very slow substrate. It was hydrolyzed during the crystallization, leaving 3'-guanylic acid (3'-GMP) in the active site. As a guanosine was also found to be bound in a subsite, the enzyme contains the products of the reaction of guanylyl-3',5'-guanosine. The structure was refined to a resolution of 1.7 A and yielded a final R value of 14.5%. In contrast to previous 3'-GMP complexes of RNase T1, the ribose phosphate moiety of the inhibitor is in contact with all the active site residues. The phosphate forms hydrogen bonds with Asn36, Tyr38, Arg77, His92, and with Asn49 from a symmetry-related molecule. The ribose 2'-OH is hydrogen-bonded to both Glu58 and His40. The interactions in the active site of the present structure are compared to those found in the 2'-GMP complex of RNase T1.

Topics: Binding Sites; Crystallography, X-Ray; Cyclic GMP; Guanosine; Guanosine Monophosphate; Hydrolysis; Molecular Structure; Ribonuclease T1; Stereoisomerism; Thionucleotides