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Title | Ribosome•RelA structures reveal the mechanism of stringent response activation. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Elife, Vol. 5, Year 2016 |
Publish date | Jul 19, 2016 |
Authors | Anna B Loveland / Eugene Bah / Rohini Madireddy / Ying Zhang / Axel F Brilot / Nikolaus Grigorieff / Andrei A Korostelev / |
PubMed Abstract | Stringent response is a conserved bacterial stress response underlying virulence and antibiotic resistance. RelA/SpoT-homolog proteins synthesize transcriptional modulators (p)ppGpp, allowing ...Stringent response is a conserved bacterial stress response underlying virulence and antibiotic resistance. RelA/SpoT-homolog proteins synthesize transcriptional modulators (p)ppGpp, allowing bacteria to adapt to stress. RelA is activated during amino-acid starvation, when cognate deacyl-tRNA binds to the ribosomal A (aminoacyl-tRNA) site. We report four cryo-EM structures of E. coli RelA bound to the 70S ribosome, in the absence and presence of deacyl-tRNA accommodating in the 30S A site. The boomerang-shaped RelA with a wingspan of more than 100 Å wraps around the A/R (30S A-site/RelA-bound) tRNA. The CCA end of the A/R tRNA pins the central TGS domain against the 30S subunit, presenting the (p)ppGpp-synthetase domain near the 30S spur. The ribosome and A/R tRNA are captured in three conformations, revealing hitherto elusive states of tRNA engagement with the ribosomal decoding center. Decoding-center rearrangements are coupled with the step-wise 30S-subunit 'closure', providing insights into the dynamics of high-fidelity tRNA decoding. |
External links | Elife / PubMed:27434674 / PubMed Central |
Methods | EM (single particle) |
Resolution | 3.9 - 4.1 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-8279, PDB-5kps: EMDB-8280, PDB-5kpv: |
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Keywords | RIBOSOME / RelA |