5d8b

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Crystal structure of T. thermophilus ribosome containing a P-site wobble mismatch

Structural highlights

5d8b is a 20 chain structure with sequence from Thermus thermophilus HB27. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 3.63Å
Ligands:MG, ZN
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

RL2_THET8 One of the primary rRNA binding proteins. Required for association of the 30S and 50S subunits to form the 70S ribosome, for tRNA binding and peptide bond formation. It has been suggested to have peptidyltransferase activity; this is somewhat controversial (By similarity). Makes several contacts with the 16S rRNA (forming bridge B7b) in the 70S ribosome.[HAMAP-Rule:MF_01320_B]

Publication Abstract from PubMed

Translation initiation in the P site occasionally occurs at atypical (non-AUG) start codons, including those forming a mismatch in the third (wobble) position. During elongation, however, a pyrimidine-pyrimidine wobble mismatch may trigger a translation quality-control mechanism, whereby the P-site mismatch is thought to perturb the downstream A-site codon or the decoding center, thereby reducing translation fidelity and inducing termination of aberrant translation. We report a crystal structure of the 70S initiation complex containing an AUC codon in the ribosomal P site. Remarkably, the ribosome stabilizes the mismatched codon-anticodon helix, arranging a normally disruptive cytosine-cytosine pair into a Watson-Crick-like conformation. Translation-competent conformations of the tRNA, mRNA, and decoding center suggest that a P-site wobble-position mismatch in the 70S initiation complex does not pre-arrange the mRNA or decoding center to favor subsequent miscoding events.

Ribosome Structure Reveals Preservation of Active Sites in the Presence of a P-Site Wobble Mismatch.,Svidritskiy E, Korostelev AA Structure. 2015 Sep 15. pii: S0969-2126(15)00361-5. doi:, 10.1016/j.str.2015.08.011. PMID:26412335[1]

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References

  1. Svidritskiy E, Korostelev AA. Ribosome Structure Reveals Preservation of Active Sites in the Presence of a P-Site Wobble Mismatch. Structure. 2015 Sep 15. pii: S0969-2126(15)00361-5. doi:, 10.1016/j.str.2015.08.011. PMID:26412335 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.str.2015.08.011

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PDB ID 5d8b

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