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ArticleScience advances2025

Structural basis for hygromycin B inhibition of yeast pseudouridine-deficient ribosomes.

Yu Zhao, Chong Xu, Xin Chen, Hong Jin, Hong Li

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Yu ZhaoInstitute of Molecular Biophysics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0485-2780
Chong XuDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA.
Xin ChenCenter for Biophysics and Quantitative Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 S. Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4695-6898
Hong JinCenter for Biophysics and Quantitative Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 S. Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2027-9435
Hong LiInstitute of Molecular Biophysics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2046-9861

Funding

NCCAT: National Center for CryoEM Access and Training- Supplement for Windows 10 and FFIU24GM129539 · NIGMS · NEW YORK STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY CENTER · PI DE MARCO, ALEX, KIEFT, JEFFREY S · 2018 to 2023
$53.9M
The Southeastern Consortium for Microscopy of MacroMolecular MachinesU24GM116788 · NIGMS · FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY · PI AGBANDJE-MCKENNA, MAVIS, BULLITT, ESTHER · 2016 to 2020
$4.6M
Purchase of a FEI Titan Krios for 3-D EMS10RR025080 · NCRR · FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY · PI TAYLOR, KENNETH ALLEN · 2008 to 2008
$2.0M
Mechanisms and Applications of RNA-mediated Enzymes in Translation and ImmunityR35GM152081 · NIGMS · VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI Hong Li · 2024 to 2026
$1.8M
CryoEM Equipment Enhancements for Florida State UniversityS10RR024564 · NCRR · FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY · PI TAYLOR, KENNETH ALLEN · 2008 to 2008
$178k
NCRR NIH HHS S10 RR024564NCRR NIH HHS S10 RR025080NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM152081NIGMS NIH HHS U24 GM116788NIGMS NIH HHS U24 GM129539
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Abstract

Eukaryotic ribosomes are enriched with pseudouridine, particularly at the functional centers targeted by antibiotics. Here, we investigated the roles of pseudouridine in aminoglycoside-mediated translation inhibition by comparing the structural and functional properties of the yeast wild-type and the pseudouridine-free ribosomes. We showed that the pseudouridine-free ribosomes have decreased thermostability and high sensitivity to aminoglycosides. When presented with a model internal ribosomal entry site RNA, elongation factor eEF2, GTP (guanosine triphosphate), and sordarin, hygromycin B preferentially binds to the pseudouridine-free ribosomes during initiation by blocking eEF2 binding, stalling ribosomes in a nonrotated conformation. The structures captured hygromycin B bound at the intersubunit bridge B2a enriched with pseudouridine and a deformed codon-anticodon duplex, revealing a functional link between pseudouridine and aminoglycoside inhibition. Our results suggest that pseudouridine enhances both thermostability and conformational fitness of the ribosomes, thereby influencing their susceptibility to aminoglycosides.

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Hygromycin BPseudouridineRibosomesSaccharomyces cerevisiaeAminoglycosidesGuanosine TriphosphateIndenesModels, MolecularPeptide Elongation Factor 2Protein BiosynthesisSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsAminoglycosidesGuanosine TriphosphateHygromycin BIndenesPeptide Elongation Factor 2PseudouridineSaccharomyces cerevisiae Proteinssordarin

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PMCPMC11963973

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