3cw6

E. coli Initiator tRNA

spinqualitylabelsall models 3cw6, resolution 3.30Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 3cw6 is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Escherichia coli. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. NonStd Res: 4SU, 5MU, H2U, OMC, PSU Related: 3cw5 Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Publication Abstract from PubMed In all organisms, translational initiation takes place on the small ribosomal subunit and two classes of methionine tRNA are present. The initiator is used exclusively for initiation of protein synthesis while the elongator is used for inserting methionine internally in the nascent polypeptide chain. The crystal structure of Escherichia coli initiator tRNA(f)(Met) has been solved at 3.1 A resolution. The anticodon region is well-defined and reveals a unique structure, which has not been described in any other tRNA. It encompasses a Cm32*A38 base pair with a peculiar geometry extending the anticodon helix, a base triple between A37 and the G29-C41 pair in the major groove of the anticodon stem and a modified stacking organization of the anticodon loop. This conformation is associated with the three GC basepairs in the anticodon stem, characteristic of initiator tRNAs and suggests a mechanism by which the translation initiation machinery could discriminate the initiator tRNA from all other tRNAs. A unique conformation of the anticodon stem-loop is associated with the capacity of tRNAfMet to initiate protein synthesis.,Barraud P, Schmitt E, Mechulam Y, Dardel F, Tisne C Nucleic Acids Res. 2008 Sep;36(15):4894-901. Epub 2008 Jul 24. PMID:18653533 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Transfer RNA (tRNA)

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