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ArticleBiochimie2020

Alterations in the ribosomal protein bL12 of E. coli affecting the initiation, elongation and termination of protein synthesis.

Adam D Younkin, Steven T Gregory, Michael O'Connor

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Article in Biochimie, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Mapping the architecture of protein complexes inProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  2. AJournal of bacteriology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Adam D YounkinSchool of Biological and Chemical Sciences, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA.
Steven T GregoryDepartment of Cell and Molecular Biology, The University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, 02881, USA.
Michael O'ConnorSchool of Biological and Chemical Sciences, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA. Electronic address: oconnormi@umkc.edu.
University of Missouri–Kansas City · USUniversity of Rhode Island · US

Funding

Structural Robustness of Ribosome Functional CentersR01GM094157 · NIGMS · BROWN UNIVERSITY · PI GREGORY, STEVEN, JOGL, GERWALD · 2010 to 2024
$4.4M
Pseudouridine Function in Ribosomal RNAR15GM132752 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY · PI O'CONNOR, MICHAEL · 2019 to 2019
$361k
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM094157NIGMS NIH HHS R15 GM132752
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In bacteria, ribosomal protein bL12 forms the prominent stalk structure on the ribosome and binds to multiple, distinct translational GTPase factors during the sequential steps of translation. Using a genetic selection in E. coli for altered readthrough of UGA stop codons, we have isolated seven different mutations affecting the C-terminal domain of the protein that forms the interaction surface with translation factors. Analysis of these altered proteins, along with four additional alterations previously shown to affect IF2-ribosome interactions, indicates that multiple steps of translation are affected, consistent with bL12's interaction with multiple factors. Surprisingly, deletion of the release factor GTPase, RF3, has relatively little effect on bL12-promoted stop codon readthrough, suggesting that other steps in termination are also influenced by bL12.

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MutationPeptide Chain Elongation, TranslationalPeptide Chain Initiation, TranslationalPeptide Chain Termination, TranslationalCodon, TerminatorEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsPeptide Termination FactorsProtein DomainsRibosomal ProteinsCodon, TerminatorEscherichia coli ProteinsPeptide Termination FactorsprfC protein, E coliRibosomal ProteinsrplL protein, E coliInitiation factor IF2ReadthroughRelease factor RF3Ribosomal protein bL12Translational GTPaseTranslation initiation

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PMID32569619
PMCPMC7401292
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