1pn7
From Proteopedia
Coordinates of S12, L11 proteins and P-tRNA, from the 70S X-ray structure aligned to the 70S Cryo-EM map of E.coli ribosome
Overview
During the ribosomal translocation, the binding of elongation factor G (EF-G) to the pretranslocational ribosome leads to a ratchet-like rotation of the 30S subunit relative to the 50S subunit in the direction of the mRNA movement. By means of cryo-electron microscopy we observe that this rotation is accompanied by a 20 A movement of the L1 stalk of the 50S subunit, implying that this region is involved in the translocation of deacylated tRNAs from the P to the E site. These ribosomal motions can occur only when the P-site tRNA is deacylated. Prior to peptidyl-transfer to the A-site tRNA or peptide removal, the presence of the charged P-site tRNA locks the ribosome and prohibits both of these motions.
About this Structure
1PN7 is a Protein complex structure of sequences from Thermotoga maritima and Thermus thermophilus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Locking and unlocking of ribosomal motions., Valle M, Zavialov A, Sengupta J, Rawat U, Ehrenberg M, Frank J, Cell. 2003 Jul 11;114(1):123-34. PMID:12859903 Page seeded by OCA on Sat May 3 05:16:17 2008
