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ArticleBMC structural biology2014

Structural insight into the recognition of amino-acylated initiator tRNA by eIF5B in the 80S initiation complex.

Bernhard Kuhle, Ralf Ficner

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Article in BMC structural biology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Long-range interdomain communications in eIF5B regulate GTP hydrolysis and translation initiation.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2020
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  6. Structural Insights into tRNA Dynamics on the Ribosome.International journal of molecular sciences · 2015
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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bernhard Kuhle
Ralf Ficner
University of Göttingen · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFrom bacteria to eukarya, the specific recognition of the amino-acylated initiator tRNA by the universally conserved translational GTPase eIF5B/IF2 is one of the most central interactions in the process of translation initiation. However, the molecular details, particularly also in the context of ribosomal initiation complexes, are only partially understood.

resultsA reinterpretation of the 6.6 Å resolution cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structure of the eukaryal 80S initiation complex using the recently published crystal structure of eIF5B reveals that domain IV of eIF5B forms extensive interaction interfaces with the Met-tRNAi, which, in contrast to the previous model, directly involve the methionylated 3' CCA-end of the acceptor stem. These contacts are mediated by a conserved surface area, which is homologous to the surface areas mediating the interactions between IF2 and fMet-tRNAfMet as well as between domain II of EF-Tu and amino-acylated elongator tRNAs.

conclusionsThe reported observations provide novel direct structural insight into the specific recognition of the methionylated acceptor stem by eIF5B domain IV and demonstrate its universality among eIF5B/IF2 orthologs in the three domains of life.

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ArchaeaBinding SitesChaetomiumCryoelectron MicroscopyEukaryotic Initiation FactorsFungal ProteinsMethionineModels, MolecularProtein ConformationProtein Structure, SecondaryProtein Structure, TertiaryRibosomesRNA, TransferSaccharomyces cerevisiaeeukaryotic initiation factor-5BEukaryotic Initiation FactorsFungal ProteinsMethionineRNA, Transfer

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PMID25350701
PMCPMC4236685
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