| Structural highlights
6nd6 is a 20 chain structure with sequence from Thermus thermophilus HB8. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
| | Method: | X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.85Å |
| Ligands: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
| 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
The 70S ribosome is a major target for antibacterial drugs. Two of the classical antibiotics, chloramphenicol (CHL) and erythromycin (ERY), competitively bind to adjacent but separate sites on the bacterial ribosome: the catalytic peptidyl transferase center (PTC) and the nascent polypeptide exit tunnel (NPET), respectively. The previously reported competitive binding of CHL and ERY might be due either to a direct collision of the two drugs on the ribosome or due to a drug-induced allosteric effect. Because of the resolution limitations, the available structures of these antibiotics in complex with bacterial ribosomes do not allow us to discriminate between these two possible mechanisms. In this work, we have obtained two crystal structures of CHL and ERY in complex with the Thermus thermophilus 70S ribosome at a higher resolution (2.65A and 2.89A, respectively) allowing unambiguous placement of the drugs in the electron density maps. Our structures provide evidence of the direct collision of CHL and ERY on the ribosome, which rationalizes the observed competition between the two drugs.
High-resolution crystal structures of ribosome-bound chloramphenicol and erythromycin provide the ultimate basis for their competition.,Svetlov MS, Plessa E, Chen CW, Bougas A, Krokidis MG, Dinos GP, Polikanov Y RNA. 2019 Feb 7. pii: rna.069260.118. doi: 10.1261/rna.069260.118. PMID:30733327[1]
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
See Also
References
- ↑ Svetlov MS, Plessa E, Chen CW, Bougas A, Krokidis MG, Dinos GP, Polikanov Y. High-resolution crystal structures of ribosome-bound chloramphenicol and erythromycin provide the ultimate basis for their competition. RNA. 2019 Feb 7. pii: rna.069260.118. doi: 10.1261/rna.069260.118. PMID:30733327 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1261/rna.069260.118
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