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RNA-binding GUCT domain found in the RNA helicase II/Gu protein family This family includes vertebrate RNA helicase II/Gualpha (RH-II/Gualpha) and RNA helicase II/Gubeta (RH-II/Gubeta), both of which consist of a DEAD box helicase domain (DEAD), a helicase conserved C-terminal domain, and a Gu C-terminal (GUCT) domain. They localize to nucleoli, suggesting roles in ribosomal RNA production, but RH-II/Gubeta also localizes to nuclear speckles containing the splicing factor SC35, suggesting its possible involvement in pre-mRNA splicing. In contrast to RH-II/Gualpha, RH-II/Gubeta has RNA-unwinding activity, but no RNA-folding activity. The family also contains plant DEAD-box ATP-dependent RNA helicase 7 (RH7 or PRH75), Thermus thermophilus heat resistant RNA-dependent ATPase (Hera) and similar proteins. RH7 is a new nucleus-localized member of the DEAD-box protein family from higher plants. It displays a weak ATPase activity which is barely stimulated by RNA ligands. RH7 contains an N-terminal KDES domain rich in lysine, glutamic acid, aspartic acid, and serine residues, seven highly conserved helicase motifs in the central region, a GUCT domain, and a C-terminal GYR domain harboring a large number of glycine residues interrupted by either arginines or tyrosines. Thermus thermophilus Hera is a DEAD box helicase that binds fragments of 23S rRNA and RNase P RNA via its C-terminal domain. It contains a helicase core that harbors two RecA-like domains termed RecA_N and RecA_C, a dimerization domain (DD), and a C-terminal RNA-binding domain (RBD) that reveals a compact, RRM-like fold and shows sequence similarity with the typical GUCT domain found in the RNA helicase II/Gu protein family. |
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