Publication Date:
2001-04-03
Description:
We describe the crystal structure of the complete Thermus thermophilus 70S ribosome containing bound messenger RNA and transfer RNAs (tRNAs) at 5.5 angstrom resolution. All of the 16S, 23S, and 5S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) chains, the A-, P-, and E-site tRNAs, and most of the ribosomal proteins can be fitted to the electron density map. The core of the interface between the 30S small subunit and the 50S large subunit, where the tRNA substrates are bound, is dominated by RNA, with proteins located mainly at the periphery, consistent with ribosomal function being based on rRNA. In each of the three tRNA binding sites, the ribosome contacts all of the major elements of tRNA, providing an explanation for the conservation of tRNA structure. The tRNAs are closely juxtaposed with the intersubunit bridges, in a way that suggests coupling of the 20 to 50 angstrom movements associated with tRNA translocation with intersubunit movement.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Yusupov, M M -- Yusupova, G Z -- Baucom, A -- Lieberman, K -- Earnest, T N -- Cate, J H -- Noller, H F -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 2001 May 4;292(5518):883-96. Epub 2001 Mar 29.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Center for Molecular Biology of RNA, Sinsheimer Laboratories, University of California at Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11283358" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Anticodon
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Bacterial Proteins/chemistry/metabolism
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Base Sequence
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Binding Sites
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Crystallography, X-Ray
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Models, Molecular
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Nucleic Acid Conformation
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Protein Biosynthesis
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Protein Conformation
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RNA, Bacterial/chemistry/metabolism
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RNA, Messenger/*chemistry/metabolism
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RNA, Ribosomal/*chemistry/metabolism
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RNA, Transfer/*chemistry/metabolism
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RNA, Transfer, Amino Acid-Specific/*chemistry/metabolism
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Ribosomal Proteins/*chemistry/metabolism
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Ribosomes/*chemistry/metabolism/*ultrastructure
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Thermus thermophilus/chemistry/ultrastructure
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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