3dwu

<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[3dwu]] is a 1 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermus_thermophilus_hb8 Thermus thermophilus hb8]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=3DWU OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=3DWU FirstGlance]. <br>

</td></tr><tr id='related'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Related_structure|Related:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat">[[1as2|1as2]], [[3dny|3dny]], [[1n0u|1n0u]]</td></tr>

<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=3dwu FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=3dwu OCA], [http://pdbe.org/3dwu PDBe], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=3dwu RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/3dwu PDBsum], [http://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=3dwu ProSAT]</span></td></tr>

[[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/EFTU2_THET8 EFTU2_THET8]] This protein promotes the GTP-dependent binding of aminoacyl-tRNA to the A-site of ribosomes during protein biosynthesis.

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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==

In an attempt to understand ribosome-induced GTP hydrolysis on eEF2, we determined a 12.6-A cryo-electron microscopy reconstruction of the eEF2-bound 80S ribosome in the presence of aluminum tetrafluoride and GDP, with aluminum tetrafluoride mimicking the gamma-phosphate during hydrolysis. This is the first visualization of a structure representing a transition-state complex on the ribosome. Tight interactions are observed between the factor's G domain and the large ribosomal subunit, as well as between domain IV and an intersubunit bridge. In contrast, some of the domains of eEF2 implicated in small subunit binding display a large degree of flexibility. Furthermore, we find support for a transition-state model conformation of the switch I region in this complex where the reoriented switch I region interacts with a conserved rRNA region of the 40S subunit formed by loops of the 18S RNA helices 8 and 14. This complex is structurally distinct from the eEF2-bound 80S ribosome complexes previously reported, and analysis of this map sheds light on the GTPase-coupled translocation mechanism.

Visualization of the eEF2-80S ribosome transition-state complex by cryo-electron microscopy.,Sengupta J, Nilsson J, Gursky R, Kjeldgaard M, Nissen P, Frank J J Mol Biol. 2008 Sep 26;382(1):179-87. Epub 2008 Jul 11. PMID:18644383<ref>PMID:18644383</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>

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== References ==

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[[Category: Thermus thermophilus hb8]]

[[Category: Kjeldgaard, M]]

[[Category: Nissen, P]]

[[Category: Nyborg, J]]

[[Category: Transition state]]