2p8w

Fitted structure of eEF2 in the 80S:eEF2:GDPNP cryo-EM reconstruction

Loading... Status: waiting for Mol* initialization Structural highlights 2p8w is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Thermus thermophilus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: Electron Microscopy, Resolution 11.3Å Ligands: GNP Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function EF2_YEAST Evolutionary Conservation Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMed On the basis of kinetic data on ribosome protein synthesis, the mechanical energy for translocation of the mRNA-tRNA complex is thought to be provided by GTP hydrolysis of an elongation factor (eEF2 in eukaryotes, EF-G in bacteria). We have obtained cryo-EM reconstructions of eukaryotic ribosomes complexed with ADP-ribosylated eEF2 (ADPR-eEF2), before and after GTP hydrolysis, providing a structural basis for analyzing the GTPase-coupled mechanism of translocation. Using the ADP-ribosyl group as a distinct marker, we observe conformational changes of ADPR-eEF2 that are due strictly to GTP hydrolysis. These movements are likely representative of native eEF2 motions in a physiological context and are sufficient to uncouple the mRNA-tRNA complex from two universally conserved bases in the ribosomal decoding center (A1492 and A1493 in Escherichia coli) during translocation. Interpretation of these data provides a detailed two-step model of translocation that begins with the eEF2/EF-G binding-induced ratcheting motion of the small ribosomal subunit. GTP hydrolysis then uncouples the mRNA-tRNA complex from the decoding center so translocation of the mRNA-tRNA moiety may be completed by a head rotation of the small subunit. Structures of modified eEF2 80S ribosome complexes reveal the role of GTP hydrolysis in translocation.,Taylor DJ, Nilsson J, Merrill AR, Andersen GR, Nissen P, Frank J EMBO J. 2007 May 2;26(9):2421-31. Epub 2007 Apr 19. PMID:17446867 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Elongation factor 3D structures

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