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Deposition Date 2003-06-12
Release Date 2003-07-15
Last Version Date 2024-02-14
Entry Detail
PDB ID:
1PN6
Title:
Domain-wise fitting of the crystal structure of T.thermophilus EF-G into the low resolution map of the release complex.Puromycin.EFG.GDPNP of E.coli 70S ribosome.
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Method Details:
Experimental Method:
Resolution:
10.80 Å
Aggregation State:
PARTICLE
Reconstruction Method:
SINGLE PARTICLE
Macromolecular Entities
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Molecule:Elongation factor G
Gene (Uniprot):fusA
Chain IDs:A
Chain Length:691
Number of Molecules:1
Biological Source:Thermus thermophilus
Ligand Molecules
Primary Citation
Locking and Unlocking of Ribosomal Motions
Cell(Cambridge,Mass.) 114 123 134 (2003)
PMID: 12859903 DOI: 10.1016/S0092-8674(03)00476-8

Abstact

During the ribosomal translocation, the binding of elongation factor G (EF-G) to the pretranslocational ribosome leads to a ratchet-like rotation of the 30S subunit relative to the 50S subunit in the direction of the mRNA movement. By means of cryo-electron microscopy we observe that this rotation is accompanied by a 20 A movement of the L1 stalk of the 50S subunit, implying that this region is involved in the translocation of deacylated tRNAs from the P to the E site. These ribosomal motions can occur only when the P-site tRNA is deacylated. Prior to peptidyl-transfer to the A-site tRNA or peptide removal, the presence of the charged P-site tRNA locks the ribosome and prohibits both of these motions.

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