Bent out of shape: RNA unwinding by the DEAD-box helicase Vasa.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
RNA helicases of the DEAD-box family are involved in essentially all RNA-dependent cellular processes. In this issue of Cell, Sengoku et al. (2006) solve the structure of the DEAD-box protein Vasa in the presence of RNA and a nonhydrolyzable ATP analog and provide important insights into how this family of helicases unwinds RNA.
Medical subject headings
- Drosophila Proteins
- Nucleic Acid Denaturation
- Protein Conformation
- RNA
- RNA Helicases