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dc.contributor.authorBatra, Janendra K-
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-15T06:37:28Z-
dc.date.available2015-06-15T06:37:28Z-
dc.date.issued2011-03-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/592-
dc.description.abstractHuman pancreatic ribonuclease (HPR), a member of RNase A superfamily, has a high activity on double stranded (ds) RNA. By virtue of this activity HPR appears to be involved in the host-defense against pathogenic viruses. To delineate the mechanism of dsRNA cleavage by HPR, we have investigated the role of glutamine 28 and arginine 39 of HPR in its activity on dsRNA. A non-basic residue glycine 38, earlier shown to be important for dsRNA cleavage by HPR was also included in the study in the context of glutamine 28 and arginine 39. Nine variants of HPR respectively containing Q28A, Q28L, R39A, G38D, Q28A/R39A, Q28L/R39A, Q28A/G38D, R39A/G38D and Q28A/G38D/R39A mutations were generated and functionally characterized. The far-UV CD-spectral analysis revealed all variants, except R39A, to have structures similar to that of HPR. The catalytic activity of all HPR variants on single stranded RNA substrate was similar to that of HPR, whereas on dsRNA, the catalytic efficiency of all single residue variants, except for the Q28L, was significantly reduced. The dsRNA cleavage activity of R39A/G38D and Q28A/G38D/R39A variants was most drastically reduced to 4% of that of HPR. The variants having reduced dsRNA cleavage activity also had reduction in their dsDNA melting activity and thermal stability. Our results indicate that in HPR both glutamine 28 and arginine 39 are important for the cleavage of dsRNA. Although these residues are not directly involved in catalysis, both arginine 39 and glutamine 28 appear to be facilitating a productive substrate-enzyme interaction during the dsRNA cleavage by HPR.en_US
dc.publisherPLOSen_US
dc.titleFunctional role of glutamine 28 and arginine 39 in double stranded RNA cleavage by human pancreatic ribonucleaseen_US
dc.contributor.coauthorRehman, Md Tabish-
dc.contributor.coauthorDey, Punyatirtha-
dc.contributor.coauthorHassan, Md Imtaiyaz-
dc.contributor.coauthorAhmad, Faizan-
dc.journalPLoS ONEen_US
dc.volumeno6en_US
dc.issueno3en_US
dc.pagese17159en_US
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