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9H0L

70S ribosome with cognate tRNASer3 bound to A-site AGC codon

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Summary for 9H0L
Entry DOI10.2210/pdb9h0l/pdb
Related9GXX
EMDB information51758
Descriptor16S rRNA, Small ribosomal subunit protein uS10, Small ribosomal subunit protein uS11, ... (60 entities in total)
Functional Keywordsdecoding, translation, ribosome
Biological sourceEscherichia coli
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Total number of polymer chains56
Total formula weight2237041.07
Authors
Akbar, S.,Larsson, D.S.D.,Selmer, M. (deposition date: 2024-10-08, release date: 2025-05-28, Last modification date: 2025-12-24)
Primary citationKrishnaswamy, S.,Akbar, S.,Larsson, D.S.D.,Chen, Y.,Selmer, M.
Doublet decoding of tRNA Ser3 demonstrates plasticity of ribosomal decoding center.
Nat Commun, 16:5402-5402, 2025
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PubMed Abstract: Frameshifts can be caused by specific combinations of tRNA and mRNA. The wildtype AGC-decoding E. coli tRNA has been shown to induce -1 ribosomal frameshifting on GCA alanine codons, and proposed to read a two-base codon instead of a canonical triplet. However, it has remained unclear whether this type of non-cognate decoding can be accommodated by the ribosome. Here, we perform single-particle cryo-EM reconstructions on E. coli 70S ribosomes with the frameshift-inducing tRNA bound to the non-cognate GCA codon or the cognate AGC codon in the ribosomal A site. The structures demonstrate that doublet decoding is made possible when A1493, the conserved monitoring base in 16S rRNA, mimics a first codon base, forming a Hoogsteen base pair with U36 from the anticodon and stacking with the mRNA. This interaction pushes the first two bases of the A-site codon in position for base pairing with C35 and G34 of the anticodon.
PubMed: 40571681
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-61016-5
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Experimental method
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (2.49 Å)
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