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Title | Ribosome-induced changes in elongation factor Tu conformation control GTP hydrolysis. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, Vol. 106, Issue 4, Page 1063-1068, Year 2009 |
Publish date | Jan 27, 2009 |
Authors | Elizabeth Villa / Jayati Sengupta / Leonardo G Trabuco / Jamie LeBarron / William T Baxter / Tanvir R Shaikh / Robert A Grassucci / Poul Nissen / Måns Ehrenberg / Klaus Schulten / Joachim Frank / |
PubMed Abstract | In translation, elongation factor Tu (EF-Tu) molecules deliver aminoacyl-tRNAs to the mRNA-programmed ribosome. The GTPase activity of EF-Tu is triggered by ribosome-induced conformational changes of ...In translation, elongation factor Tu (EF-Tu) molecules deliver aminoacyl-tRNAs to the mRNA-programmed ribosome. The GTPase activity of EF-Tu is triggered by ribosome-induced conformational changes of the factor that play a pivotal role in the selection of the cognate aminoacyl-tRNAs. We present a 6.7-A cryo-electron microscopy map of the aminoacyl-tRNA x EF-Tu x GDP x kirromycin-bound Escherichia coli ribosome, together with an atomic model of the complex obtained through molecular dynamics flexible fitting. The model reveals the conformational changes in the conserved GTPase switch regions of EF-Tu that trigger hydrolysis of GTP, along with key interactions, including those between the sarcin-ricin loop and the P loop of EF-Tu, and between the effector loop of EF-Tu and a conserved region of the 16S rRNA. Our data suggest that GTP hydrolysis on EF-Tu is controlled through a hydrophobic gate mechanism. |
External links | Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A / PubMed:19122150 / PubMed Central |
Methods | EM (single particle) |
Resolution | 6.7 Å |
Structure data | |
Chemicals | ChemComp-GDP: |
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Keywords | RIBOSOME / ternary complex / flexible fitting / cryo-EM / 30S / 50S / tRNA / mRNA / EF-Tu / 70S / Ribonucleoprotein / Ribosomal protein / RNA-binding / rRNA-binding / Antibiotic resistance / Repressor / Transcription / Transcription regulation / Transcription termination / Translation regulation / tRNA-binding / Methylation / Endonuclease / Hydrolase / Nuclease / Cell membrane / Elongation factor / GTP-binding / Membrane / Nucleotide-binding / Phosphoprotein / Protein biosynthesis |