7s1i
From Proteopedia
Wild-type Escherichia coli stalled ribosome with antibiotic radezolid
Structural highlights
FunctionRL5_ECOLI This is 1 of the proteins that binds and probably mediates the attachment of the 5S RNA into the large ribosomal subunit, where it forms part of the central protuberance. Its 5S rRNA binding is significantly enhanced in the presence of L18.[HAMAP-Rule:MF_01333_B] In the 70S ribosome in the initiation state (PubMed:12809609) was modeled to contact protein S13 of the 30S subunit (bridge B1b), connecting the 2 subunits; the protein-protein contacts between S13 and L5 in B1b change in the model with bound EF-G implicating this bridge in subunit movement (PubMed:12809609 and PubMed:18723842). In the two 3.5 A resolved ribosome structures (PubMed:16272117) the contacts between L5, S13 and S19 are different, confirming the dynamic nature of this interaction.[HAMAP-Rule:MF_01333_B] Contacts the P site tRNA; the 5S rRNA and some of its associated proteins might help stabilize positioning of ribosome-bound tRNAs.[HAMAP-Rule:MF_01333_B] Publication Abstract from PubMedThe antibiotic linezolid, the first clinically approved member of the oxazolidinone class, inhibits translation of bacterial ribosomes by binding to the peptidyl transferase center. Recent work has demonstrated that linezolid does not inhibit peptide bond formation at all sequences but rather acts in a context-specific manner, namely when alanine occupies the penultimate position of the nascent chain. However, the molecular basis for context-specificity has not been elucidated. Here we show that the second-generation oxazolidinone radezolid also induces stalling with a penultimate alanine, and we determine high-resolution cryo-EM structures of linezolid- and radezolid-stalled ribosome complexes to explain their mechanism of action. These structures reveal that the alanine side chain fits within a small hydrophobic crevice created by oxazolidinone, resulting in improved ribosome binding. Modification of the ribosome by the antibiotic resistance enzyme Cfr disrupts stalling due to repositioning of the modified nucleotide. Together, our findings provide molecular understanding for the context-specificity of oxazolidinones. Structural basis for context-specific inhibition of translation by oxazolidinone antibiotics.,Tsai K, Stojkovic V, Lee DJ, Young ID, Szal T, Klepacki D, Vazquez-Laslop N, Mankin AS, Fraser JS, Fujimori DG Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2022 Feb;29(2):162-171. doi: 10.1038/s41594-022-00723-9. , Epub 2022 Feb 14. PMID:35165456[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See AlsoReferences
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