Structural highlights
Function
ARFA_ECOLI Rescues the ribosomes stalled at the 3' end of non-stop mRNAs. May induce hydrolysis of the ribosome-bound peptidyl-tRNA. This activity is crucial when the stalled ribosome cannot be rescued by the SsrA(tmRNA)-SmpB quality control system.[1] [2]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Ribosomes stall when they encounter the end of messenger RNA (mRNA) without an in-frame stop codon. In bacteria, these "nonstop" complexes can be rescued by alternative ribosome-rescue factor A (ArfA). We used electron cryomicroscopy to determine structures of ArfA bound to the ribosome with 3'-truncated mRNA, at resolutions ranging from 3.0 to 3.4 angstroms. ArfA binds within the ribosomal mRNA channel and substitutes for the absent stop codon in the A site by specifically recruiting release factor 2 (RF2), initially in a compact preaccommodated state. A similar conformation of RF2 may occur on stop codons, suggesting a general mechanism for release-factor-mediated translational termination in which a conformational switch leads to peptide release only when the appropriate signal is present in the A site.
Translational termination without a stop codon.,James NR, Brown A, Gordiyenko Y, Ramakrishnan V Science. 2016 Dec 16;354(6318):1437-1440. Epub 2016 Dec 1. PMID:27934701[3]
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References
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- ↑ Garza-Sanchez F, Schaub RE, Janssen BD, Hayes CS. tmRNA regulates synthesis of the ArfA ribosome rescue factor. Mol Microbiol. 2011 Jun;80(5):1204-19. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07638.x., Epub 2011 Mar 30. PMID:21435036 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07638.x
- ↑ James NR, Brown A, Gordiyenko Y, Ramakrishnan V. Translational termination without a stop codon. Science. 2016 Dec 16;354(6318):1437-1440. Epub 2016 Dec 1. PMID:27934701 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aai9127