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ArticleStructure (London, England : 1993)2018

Alternative Mode of E-Site tRNA Binding in the Presence of a Downstream mRNA Stem Loop at the Entrance Channel.

Yan Zhang, Samuel Hong, Ajchareeya Ruangprasert, Georgios Skiniotis, Christine M Dunham

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Article in Structure (London, England : 1993), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yan ZhangLife Sciences Institute and Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Samuel HongDepartment of Biochemistry, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Ajchareeya RuangprasertDepartment of Biochemistry, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Georgios SkiniotisLife Sciences Institute and Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. Electronic address: yiorgo@stanford.edu.
Christine M DunhamDepartment of Biochemistry, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. Electronic address: christine.m.dunham@emory.edu.
Emory University · USUniversity of Michigan · US

Funding

Structural Studies of Ribosome RegulationR01GM093278 · NIGMS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI DUNHAM, CHRISTINE M · 2010 to 2022
$4.6M
Silicon Mechanics Compute ClusterS10OD020011 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI SKINIOTIS, GEORGIOS · 2015 to 2015
$490k
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM093278NIH HHS S10 OD020011
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Structured mRNAs positioned downstream of the ribosomal decoding center alter gene expression by slowing protein synthesis. Here, we solved the cryo-EM structure of the bacterial ribosome bound to an mRNA containing a 3' stem loop that regulates translation. Unexpectedly, the E-site tRNA adopts two distinct orientations. In the first structure, normal interactions with the 50S and 30S E site are observed. However, in the second structure, although the E-site tRNA makes normal interactions with the 50S E site, its anticodon stem loop moves ∼54 Å away from the 30S E site to interact with the 30S head domain and 50S uL5. This position of the E-site tRNA causes the uL1 stalk to adopt a more open conformation that likely represents an intermediate state during E-site tRNA dissociation. These results suggest that structured mRNAs at the entrance channel restrict 30S subunit movement required during translation to slow E-site tRNA dissociation.

Indexed as

Binding SitesCryoelectron MicroscopyEscherichia coliModels, MolecularMolecular ConformationProtein BiosynthesisProtein DomainsRibosomesRNA, BacterialRNA, MessengerRNA, TransferRNA, BacterialRNA, MessengerRNA, Transfercryo-EMprotein synthesisribosomeRNA structurestem looptranslational control

Identifiers

PMID29456023
PMCPMC5842130
OpenAlexW2786916506

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