Structural highlights
Function
RS12_THET8 With S4 and S5 plays an important role in translational accuracy (By similarity).[HAMAP-Rule:MF_00403_B] Interacts with and stabilizes bases of the 16S rRNA that are involved in tRNA selection in the A site and with the mRNA backbone. Located at the interface of the 30S and 50S subunits, it traverses the body of the 30S subunit contacting proteins on the other side and probably holding the rRNA structure together. The combined cluster of proteins S8, S12 and S17 appears to hold together the shoulder and platform of the 30S subunit.[HAMAP-Rule:MF_00403_B]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
In bacterial translational initiation, three initiation factors (IFs 1-3) enable the selection of initiator tRNA and the start codon in the P site of the 30S ribosomal subunit. Here, we report 11 single-particle cryo-electron microscopy (cryoEM) reconstructions of the complex of bacterial 30S subunit with initiator tRNA, mRNA, and IFs 1-3, representing different steps along the initiation pathway. IF1 provides key anchoring points for IF2 and IF3, thereby enhancing their activities. IF2 positions a domain in an extended conformation appropriate for capturing the formylmethionyl moiety charged on tRNA. IF3 and tRNA undergo large conformational changes to facilitate the accommodation of the formylmethionyl-tRNA (fMet-tRNA(fMet)) into the P site for start codon recognition.
Large-Scale Movements of IF3 and tRNA during Bacterial Translation Initiation.,Hussain T, Llacer JL, Wimberly BT, Kieft JS, Ramakrishnan V Cell. 2016 Sep 22;167(1):133-144.e13. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.08.074. PMID:27662086[1]
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References
- ↑ Hussain T, Llacer JL, Wimberly BT, Kieft JS, Ramakrishnan V. Large-Scale Movements of IF3 and tRNA during Bacterial Translation Initiation. Cell. 2016 Sep 22;167(1):133-144.e13. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.08.074. PMID:27662086 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2016.08.074
