Structural highlights
Function
[RL11_THEMA] This protein binds directly to 23S ribosomal RNA. [EFG_THETH] Catalyzes the GTP-dependent ribosomal translocation step during translation elongation. During this step, the ribosome changes from the pre-translocational (PRE) to the post-translocational (POST) state as the newly formed A-site-bound peptidyl-tRNA and P-site-bound deacylated tRNA move to the P and E sites, respectively. Catalyzes the coordinated movement of the two tRNA molecules, the mRNA and conformational changes in the ribosome.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
L11 protein is located at the base of the L7/L12 stalk of the 50 S subunit of the Escherichia coli ribosome. Because of the flexible nature of the region, recent X-ray crystallographic studies of the 50 S subunit failed to locate the N-terminal domain of the protein. We have determined the position of the complete L11 protein by comparing a three-dimensional cryo-EM reconstruction of the 70 S ribosome, isolated from a mutant lacking ribosomal protein L11, with the three-dimensional map of the wild-type ribosome. Fitting of the X-ray coordinates of L11-23 S RNA complex and EF-G into the cryo-EM maps combined with molecular modeling, reveals that, following EF-G-dependent GTP hydrolysis, domain V of EF-G intrudes into the cleft between the 23 S ribosomal RNA and the N-terminal domain of L11 (where the antibiotic thiostrepton binds), causing the N-terminal domain to move and thereby inducing the formation of the arc-like connection with the G' domain of EF-G. The results provide a new insight into the mechanism of EF-G-dependent translocation.
Localization of L11 protein on the ribosome and elucidation of its involvement in EF-G-dependent translocation.,Agrawal RK, Linde J, Sengupta J, Nierhaus KH, Frank J J Mol Biol. 2001 Aug 24;311(4):777-87. PMID:11518530[1]
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References
- ↑ Agrawal RK, Linde J, Sengupta J, Nierhaus KH, Frank J. Localization of L11 protein on the ribosome and elucidation of its involvement in EF-G-dependent translocation. J Mol Biol. 2001 Aug 24;311(4):777-87. PMID:11518530 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jmbi.2001.4907
