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ArticleRNA (New York, N.Y.)2008

Structural basis for hygromycin B inhibition of protein biosynthesis.

Maria A Borovinskaya, Shinichiro Shoji, Kurt Fredrick, Jamie H D Cate

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Article in RNA (New York, N.Y.), 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 73 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

73 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Maria A BorovinskayaPhysical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.
Shinichiro Shoji
Kurt Fredrick
Jamie H D Cate

Funding

Transcription-Coupled & Replication-Associated Excision RepairP01CA092584 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIF-LAWRENC BERKELEY LAB · PI Gregory L Hura · 2001 to 2026
$89.6M
The Role of the Ribosome in the Accuracy of TranslationR01GM065050 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · PI CATE, JAMIE H · 2001 to 2022
$7.4M
Molecular analysis of accurate ribosomal translocationR01GM072528 · NIGMS · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Kurt L Fredrick · 2005 to 2026
$5.8M
NCI NIH HHS CA92584NCI NIH HHS P01 CA092584NIGMS NIH HHS GM072528NIGMS NIH HHS GM65050NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM065050NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM072528
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aminoglycosides are one of the most widely used and clinically important classes of antibiotics that target the ribosome. Hygromycin B is an atypical aminoglycoside antibiotic with unique structural and functional properties. Here we describe the structure of the intact Escherichia coli 70S ribosome in complex with hygromycin B. The antibiotic binds to the mRNA decoding center in the small (30S) ribosomal subunit of the 70S ribosome and induces a localized conformational change, in contrast to its effects observed in the structure of the isolated 30S ribosomal subunit in complex with the drug. The conformational change in the ribosome caused by hygromycin B binding differs from that induced by other aminoglycosides. Also, in contrast to other aminoglycosides, hygromycin B potently inhibits spontaneous reverse translocation of tRNAs and mRNA on the ribosome in vitro. These structural and biochemical results help to explain the unique mode of translation inhibition by hygromycin B.

Indexed as

Anti-Bacterial AgentsEscherichia coliHygromycin BModels, MolecularProtein BiosynthesisRibosome Subunits, Small, BacterialRNA, TransferAnti-Bacterial AgentsHygromycin BRNA, Transfer

Identifiers

PMID18567815
PMCPMC2491480

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