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ArticleNucleic acids research2008

rRNA mutants in the yeast peptidyltransferase center reveal allosteric information networks and mechanisms of drug resistance.

Rasa Rakauskaite, Jonathan D Dinman

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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29citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rasa RakauskaiteDepartment of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland, 2135 Microbiology Building, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
Jonathan D Dinman
University of Maryland, College Park · US

Funding

Translational Fidelity in EukaryotesR01GM058859 · NIGMS · UNIV OF MED/DENT NJ-R W JOHNSON MED SCH · PI DINMAN, JONATHAN D · 1999 to 2011
$3.8M
NIGMS NIH HHS GM058859NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM058859
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To ensure accurate and rapid protein synthesis, nearby and distantly located functional regions of the ribosome must dynamically communicate and coordinate with one another through a series of information exchange networks. The ribosome is approximately 2/3 rRNA and information should pass mostly through this medium. Here, two viable mutants located in the peptidyltransferase center (PTC) of yeast ribosomes were created using a yeast genetic system that enables stable production of ribosomes containing only mutant rRNAs. The specific mutants were C2820U (Escherichia coli C2452) and Psi2922C (E. coli U2554). Biochemical and genetic analyses of these mutants suggest that they may trap the PTC in the 'open' or aa-tRNA bound conformation, decreasing peptidyl-tRNA binding. We suggest that these structural changes are manifested at the biological level by affecting large ribosomal subunit biogenesis, ribosomal subunit joining during initiation, susceptibility/resistance to peptidyltransferase inhibitors, and the ability of ribosomes to properly decode termination codons. These studies also add to our understanding of how information is transmitted both locally and over long distances through allosteric networks of rRNA-rRNA and rRNA-protein interactions.

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Allosteric RegulationAnisomycinBase SequenceCodon, TerminatorDrug ResistanceMolecular Sequence DataMutationParomomycinPeptidyl TransferasesPrionsProtein Synthesis InhibitorsRibosomesRibosome Subunits, Large, EukaryoticRNA, RibosomalRNA, TransferSparsomycinAnisomycinCodon, TerminatorParomomycinPeptidyl TransferasesPrionsProtein Synthesis InhibitorsRNA, RibosomalRNA, ribosomal, 25SRNA, TransferSparsomycin

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PMID18203742
PMCPMC2275155
OpenAlexW2113745092

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