Figure 1.

Structural analyses of preQ1 riboswitches. A) H-bond interactions between preQ1 and RNA binding pocket of class-I riboswitch; B) H-bond interactions between preQ1 and RNA binding pocket of class-II riboswitch; C) Three-dimensional structure of the Thermoanaerobacter tengcongensis (Tte) class-I preQ1 riboswitch (PDB ID: 3Q50); D) Three-dimensional structure of the Lactobacillus rhamnosus class-II preQ1 riboswitch (PDB ID: 4JF2); E) ‘Add-on’ functionalities of preQ1 ligands with the potential to interact with phosphate backbone units at the entrance of the ligand pocket to support ligand-RNA binding.