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2y16
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THE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF EF-TU AND G24A-TRNA-TRP BOUND TO A COGNATE CODON ON THE 70S RIBOSOME.
The ribosome converts genetic information into protein by selecting aminoacyl tRNAs whose anticodons base-pair to an mRNA codon. Mutations in the tRNA body can perturb this process and affect fidelity. The Hirsh suppressor is a well-studied tRNA(Trp) harboring a G24A mutation that allows readthrough of UGA stop codons. Here we present crystal structures of the 70S ribosome complexed with EF-Tu and aminoacyl tRNA (native tRNA(Trp), G24A tRNA(Trp) or the miscoding A9C tRNA(Trp)) bound to cognate UGG or near-cognate UGA codons, determined at 3.2-A resolution. The A9C and G24A mutations lead to miscoding by facilitating the distortion of tRNA required for decoding. A9C accomplishes this by increasing tRNA flexibility, whereas G24A allows the formation of an additional hydrogen bond that stabilizes the distortion. Our results also suggest that each native tRNA will adopt a unique conformation when delivered to the ribosome that allows accurate decoding.
How mutations in tRNA distant from the anticodon affect the fidelity of decoding., Schmeing TM, Voorhees RM, Kelley AC, Ramakrishnan V, Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2011 Apr;18(4):432-6. Epub 2011 Mar 6. PMID:21378964
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About this Structure
2y16 is a 26 chain structure with sequence from Escherichia coli and Thermus thermophilus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
See Also
- Elongation factor
- Ribosomal protein S10
- Ribosomal protein S11
- Ribosomal protein S12
- Ribosomal protein S13
- Ribosomal protein S14
- Ribosomal protein S15
- Ribosomal protein S16
- Ribosomal protein S17
- Ribosomal protein S18
- Ribosomal protein S19
- Ribosomal protein S2
- Ribosomal protein S20
- Ribosomal protein S3
- Ribosomal protein S4
- Ribosomal protein S5
- Ribosomal protein S6
- Ribosomal protein S7
- Ribosomal protein S8
- Ribosomal protein S9
- Ribosomal protein THX
Reference
- Schmeing TM, Voorhees RM, Kelley AC, Ramakrishnan V. How mutations in tRNA distant from the anticodon affect the fidelity of decoding. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2011 Apr;18(4):432-6. Epub 2011 Mar 6. PMID:21378964 doi:10.1038/nsmb.2003
