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Ali Z, Kukhta T, Trant JF, Sharma P. An Atlas of the base inter-RNA stacks involved in bacterial translation. Biophys Chem 2024; 305:107144. [PMID: 38061282 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2023.107144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
Abstract
Nucleobase-specific noncovalent interactions play a crucial role in translation. Herein, we provide a comprehensive analysis of the stacks between different RNA components in the crystal structures of the bacterial ribosome caught at different translation stages. Analysis of tRNA||rRNA stacks reveals distinct behaviour; both the A-and E-site tRNAs exhibit unique stacking patterns with 23S rRNA bases, while P-site tRNAs stack with 16S rRNA bases. Furthermore, E-site stacks exhibit diverse face orientations and ring topologies-rare for inter-chain RNA interactions-with higher average interaction energies than A or P-site stacks. This suggests that stacking may be essential for stabilizing tRNA progression through the E-site. Additionally, mRNA||rRNA stacks reveal other geometries, which depend on the tRNA binding site, whereas 16S rRNA||23S rRNA stacks highlight the importance of specific bases in maintaining the integrity of the translational complex by linking the two rRNAs. Furthermore, tRNA||mRNA stacks exhibit distinct geometries and energetics at the E-site, indicating their significance during tRNA translocation and elimination. Overall, both A and E-sites display a more diverse distribution of inter-RNA stacks compared to the P-site. Stacking interactions in the active ribosome are not simply accidental byproducts of biochemistry but are likely invoked to compensate and support the integrity and dynamics of translation.
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MESH Headings
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/chemistry
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/metabolism
- RNA, Ribosomal, 23S/chemistry
- RNA, Ribosomal, 23S/genetics
- RNA, Ribosomal, 23S/metabolism
- Ribosomes/chemistry
- RNA, Transfer/chemistry
- RNA, Transfer/genetics
- RNA, Transfer/metabolism
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/analysis
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Nucleic Acid Conformation
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Affiliation(s)
- Zakir Ali
- Computational Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry and Centre for Advanced Studies in Chemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Ave., Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Ave., Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada; We-Spark Health Institute, 401 Sunset Ave., Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada; Binary Star Research Services, LaSalle, ON N9J 3X8, Canada.
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- Computational Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry and Centre for Advanced Studies in Chemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Ave., Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada.
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Girodat D, Wieden HJ, Blanchard SC, Sanbonmatsu KY. Geometric alignment of aminoacyl-tRNA relative to catalytic centers of the ribosome underpins accurate mRNA decoding. Nat Commun 2023; 14:5582. [PMID: 37696823 PMCID: PMC10495418 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40404-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/13/2023] Open
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Accurate protein synthesis is determined by the two-subunit ribosome's capacity to selectively incorporate cognate aminoacyl-tRNA for each mRNA codon. The molecular basis of tRNA selection accuracy, and how fidelity can be affected by antibiotics, remains incompletely understood. Using molecular simulations, we find that cognate and near-cognate tRNAs delivered to the ribosome by Elongation Factor Tu (EF-Tu) can follow divergent pathways of motion into the ribosome during both initial selection and proofreading. Consequently, cognate aa-tRNAs follow pathways aligned with the catalytic GTPase and peptidyltransferase centers of the large subunit, while near-cognate aa-tRNAs follow pathways that are misaligned. These findings suggest that differences in mRNA codon-tRNA anticodon interactions within the small subunit decoding center, where codon-anticodon interactions occur, are geometrically amplified over distance, as a result of this site's physical separation from the large ribosomal subunit catalytic centers. These insights posit that the physical size of both tRNA and ribosome are key determinants of the tRNA selection fidelity mechanism.
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- Dylan Girodat
- Theoretical Biology and Biophysics, Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, USA
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 72701, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Structural Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, 38105, USA.
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- Theoretical Biology and Biophysics, Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, USA.
- New Mexico Consortium, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, USA.
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Zafar H, Hassan AH, Demo G. Translation machinery captured in motion. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS. RNA 2023; 14:e1792. [PMID: 37132456 DOI: 10.1002/wrna.1792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Translation accuracy is one of the most critical factors for protein synthesis. It is regulated by the ribosome and its dynamic behavior, along with translation factors that direct ribosome rearrangements to make translation a uniform process. Earlier structural studies of the ribosome complex with arrested translation factors laid the foundation for an understanding of ribosome dynamics and the translation process as such. Recent technological advances in time-resolved and ensemble cryo-EM have made it possible to study translation in real time at high resolution. These methods provided a detailed view of translation in bacteria for all three phases: initiation, elongation, and termination. In this review, we focus on translation factors (in some cases GTP activation) and their ability to monitor and respond to ribosome organization to enable efficient and accurate translation. This article is categorized under: Translation > Ribosome Structure/Function Translation > Mechanisms.
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- Hassan Zafar
- Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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Reconstruction of the rRNA Sequences of LUCA, with Bioinformatic Implication of the Local Similarities Shared by Them. BIOLOGY 2022; 11:biology11060837. [PMID: 35741358 PMCID: PMC9219793 DOI: 10.3390/biology11060837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2022] [Revised: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The theory of the RNA world, especially with the catalytic capability of RNA, provides a reasonable framework explaining the evolution of molecular genetics system before the scenario of the central dogma. However, it remains a challenge to deduce the origin mechanism of rRNAs. Here we reconstructed the phylogenetic relationships of archaea and bacteria with bootstrap values of most nodes, especially the deep ones, higher than 90%. Based on the well-resolved tree, the full lengths of 16S, 5S, and 23S rRNA sequences of the last universal common ancestor (LUCA) were reconstructed for the first time. The potential similarities shared by the three ancestral rRNA sequences were further explored by searching for repeat short fragments in the level of purine–pyrimidine (RY) with certain lengths and arrangements. With the lengths ranging from 2 to 14, functional short fragments could be found in the three RNAs. As a representative, a set with a total of 75 short fragments of 11 nucleotides in length can recover all types of the known functional sites of ribosomes in a most concise manner. The 75 short fragments cluster around the functional center of the ribosome, among which 18 of them are highly conserved across five or six kingdoms and still contain all types of known functional sites except one. Alternatively, according to the strategy using the level of AUGC instead of RY, a similar pattern can be recovered. Such results indicate the local similarities shared by 16S, 5S, and 23S rRNAs and thus suggest a possible general mechanism in the formation of the LUCA rRNAs.
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Noller HF, Donohue JP, Gutell RR. The universally conserved nucleotides of the small subunit ribosomal RNAs. RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2022; 28:623-644. [PMID: 35115361 PMCID: PMC9014874 DOI: 10.1261/rna.079019.121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The ribosomal RNAs, along with their substrates the transfer RNAs, contain the most highly conserved nucleotides in all of biology. We have assembled a database containing structure-based alignments of sequences of the small-subunit rRNAs from organisms that span the entire phylogenetic spectrum, to identify the nucleotides that are universally conserved. In its simplest (bacterial and archaeal) forms, the small-subunit rRNA has ∼1500 nt, of which we identify 140 that are absolutely invariant among the 1961 species in our alignment. We examine the positions and detailed structural and functional interactions of these universal nucleotides in the context of a half century of biochemical and genetic studies and high-resolution structures of ribosome functional complexes. The vast majority of these nucleotides are exposed on the subunit interface surface of the small subunit, where the functional processes of the ribosome take place. However, only 40 of them have been directly implicated in specific ribosomal functions, such as contacting the tRNAs, mRNA, or translation factors. The roles of many other invariant nucleotides may serve to constrain the positions and orientations of those nucleotides that are directly involved in function. Yet others can be rationalized by participation in unusual noncanonical tertiary structures that may uniquely allow correct folding of the rRNA to form a functional ribosome. However, there remain at least 50 nt whose universal conservation is not obvious, serving as a metric for the incompleteness of our understanding of ribosome structure and function.
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- Harry F Noller
- Center for Molecular Biology of RNA, Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California at Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA
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- Center for Molecular Biology of RNA, Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California at Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA
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- Department of Integrative Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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Wang ZY, Qu WT, Mei T, Zhang N, Yang NY, Xu XF, Xiong HB, Yang ZN, Yu QB. AtRsmD Is Required for Chloroplast Development and Chloroplast Function in Arabidopsis thaliana. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:860945. [PMID: 35548310 PMCID: PMC9083416 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.860945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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AtRsmD was recently demonstrated to be a chloroplast 16S rRNA methyltransferase (MTase) for the m2G915 modification in Arabidopsis. Here, its function of AtRsmD for chloroplast development and photosynthesis was further analyzed. The AtRsmD gene is highly expressed in green photosynthetic tissues. AtRsmD is associated with the thylakoid in chloroplasts. The atrsmd-2 mutant exhibited impaired photosynthetic efficiency in emerging leaves under normal growth conditions. A few thylakoid lamellas could be observed in the chloroplast from the atrsmd-2 mutant, and these thylakoids were loosely organized. Knockout of the AtRsmD gene had minor effects on chloroplast ribosome biogenesis and RNA loading on chloroplast ribosomes, but it reduced the amounts of chloroplast-encoded photosynthesis-related proteins in the emerging leaves, for example, D1, D2, CP43, and CP47, which reduced the accumulation of the photosynthetic complex. Nevertheless, knockout of the AtRsmD gene did not cause a general reduction in chloroplast-encoded proteins in Arabidopsis grown under normal growth conditions. Additionally, the atrsmd-2 mutant exhibited more sensitivity to lincomycin, which specifically inhibits the elongation of nascent polypeptide chains. Cold stress exacerbated the effect on chloroplast ribosome biogenesis in the atrsmd-2 mutant. All these data suggest that the AtRsmD protein plays distinct regulatory roles in chloroplast translation, which is required for chloroplast development and chloroplast function.
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Salaikumaran MR, Badiger VP, Burra VLSP. 16S rRNA Methyltransferases as Novel Drug Targets Against Tuberculosis. Protein J 2022; 41:97-130. [PMID: 35112243 DOI: 10.1007/s10930-021-10029-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Tuberculosis (TB) is an airborne infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) whose natural history traces back to 70,000 years. TB remains a major global health burden. Methylation is a type of post-replication, post-transcriptional and post-translational epi-genetic modification involved in transcription, translation, replication, tissue specific expression, embryonic development, genomic imprinting, genome stability and chromatin structure, protein protein interactions and signal transduction indicating its indispensable role in survival of a pathogen like M.tb. The pathogens use this epigenetic mechanism to develop resistance against certain drug molecules and survive the lethality. Drug resistance has become a major challenge to tackle and also a major concern raised by WHO. Methyltransferases are enzymes that catalyze the methylation of various substrates. None of the current TB targets belong to methyltransferases which provides therapeutic opportunities to develop novel drugs through studying methyltransferases as potential novel targets against TB. Targeting 16S rRNA methyltransferases serves two purposes simultaneously: a) translation inhibition and b) simultaneous elimination of the ability to methylate its substrates hence stopping the emergence of drug resistance strains. There are ~ 40 different rRNA methyltransferases and 13 different 16S rRNA specific methyltransferases which are unexplored and provide a huge opportunity for treatment of TB.
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- M R Salaikumaran
- Centre for Advanced Research and Innovation in Structural Biology of Diseases, K L E F (Deemed To Be) University, Vaddeswaram, Andhra Pradesh, 522 502, India
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- Centre for Advanced Research and Innovation in Structural Biology of Diseases, K L E F (Deemed To Be) University, Vaddeswaram, Andhra Pradesh, 522 502, India
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- Centre for Advanced Research and Innovation in Structural Biology of Diseases, K L E F (Deemed To Be) University, Vaddeswaram, Andhra Pradesh, 522 502, India.
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Minimally evolved codes are constructed here; these have randomly chosen standard genetic code (SGC) triplets, completed with completely random triplet assignments. Such "genetic codes" have not evolved, but retain SGC qualities. Retained qualities are basic, part of the underpinning of coding. For example, the sensitivity of coding to arbitrary assignments, which must be < ∼10%, is intrinsic. Such sensitivity comes from the elementary combinatorial properties of coding and constrains any SGC evolution hypothesis. Similarly, assignment of last-evolved functions is difficult because of late kinetic phenomena, likely common across codes. Census of minimally evolved code assignments shows that shape and size of wobble domains controls the code's fit into a coding table, strongly shifting accuracy of codon assignments. Access to the SGC therefore requires a plausible pathway to limited randomness, avoiding difficult completion while fitting a highly ordered, degenerate code into a preset three-dimensional space. Three-dimensional late Crick wobble in a genetic code assembled by lateral transfer between early partial codes satisfies these varied, simultaneous requirements. By allowing parallel evolution of SGC domains, this origin can yield shortened evolution to SGC-level order and allow the code to arise in smaller populations. It effectively yields full codes. Less obviously, it unifies previously studied chemical, biochemical, and wobble order in amino acid assignment, including a stereochemical minority of triplet-amino acid associations. Finally, fusion of intermediates into the final SGC is credible, mirroring broadly accepted later cellular evolution.
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Parameswaran P, Arora Y, Patidar R, Ranjan N. Bacterial rRNA A-site recognition by DAPI: Signatures of intercalative binding. Biophys Chem 2021; 274:106589. [PMID: 33901777 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2021.106589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2020] [Revised: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The bacterial A-site RNA is one of the key targets towards the development of new antibacterials including new treatment options for tuberculosis. Using DAPI as a prototype, we have explored the potential of bisamidines as a potential chemical motif for bacterial A-site recognition. We have demonstrated that the binding of DAPI shows a concentration-dependent thermal stabilization of the bacterial A-site RNA (ΔTm = 9.9 °C). The binding, however, does not show pH-dependent changes upon lowering of pH. Both UV-vis and CD experiments show that the DAPI binding involves base stacking with the RNA bases in a manner that is analogous to intercalation. Scatchard analysis of the UV-vis titration data revealed a micromolar affinity of the DAPI to the bacterial rRNA A-Site (Ka = 1.14 × 106 M-1) which was corroborated by the FID-based relative binding affinity comparison with aminoglycosides. The molecular docking studies showed binding poses consistent with polar and stacking interactions with the RNA. These studies highlight the role of amidines in bacterial A-site recognition and the need for the development of their structural analogs towards the making of aminoglycoside mimics.
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- Preethi Parameswaran
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research-Raebareli, New Transit Campus, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226002, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research-Raebareli, New Transit Campus, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226002, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research-Raebareli, New Transit Campus, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226002, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research-Raebareli, New Transit Campus, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226002, India.
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A near-universal Standard Genetic Code (SGC) implies a single origin for present Earth life. To study this unique event, I compute paths to the SGC, comparing different plausible histories. Notably, SGC-like coding emerges from traditional evolutionary mechanisms, and a superior route can be identified. To objectively measure evolution, progress values from 0 (random coding) to 1 (SGC-like) are defined: these measure fractions of random-code-to-SGC distance. Progress types are spacing/distance/delta Polar Requirement, detecting space between identical assignments/mutational distance to the SGC/chemical order, respectively. The coding system is based on selected RNAs performing aminoacyl-RNA synthetase reactions. Acceptor RNAs exhibit SGC-like Crick wobble; alternatively, non-wobbling triplets uniquely encode 20 amino acids/start/stop. Triplets acquire 22 functions by stereochemistry, selection, coevolution, or at random. Assignments also propagate to an assigned triplet’s neighborhood via single mutations, but can also decay. A vast code universe makes futile evolutionary paths plentiful. Thus, SGC evolution is critically sensitive to disorder from random assignments. Evolution also inevitably slows near coding completion. The SGC likely avoided these difficulties, and two suitable paths are compared. In late wobble, a majority of non-wobble assignments are made before wobble is adopted. In continuous wobble, a uniquely advantageous early intermediate yields an ordered SGC. Revised coding evolution (limited randomness, late wobble, concentration on amino acid encoding, chemically conservative coevolution with a chemically ordered elite) produces varied full codes with excellent joint progress values. A population of only 600 independent coding tables includes SGC-like members; a Bayesian path toward more accurate SGC evolution is available.
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- Michael Yarus
- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80309-0347, USA.
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Kurkcuoglu O, Gunes MU, Haliloglu T. Local and Global Motions Underlying Antibiotic Binding in Bacterial Ribosome. J Chem Inf Model 2020; 60:6447-6461. [PMID: 33231066 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.0c00967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The bacterial ribosome is one of the most important targets in the treatment of infectious diseases. As antibiotic resistance in bacteria poses a growing threat, a significant amount of effort is concentrated on exploring new drug-binding sites where testable predictions are of significance. Here, we study the dynamics of a ribosomal complex and 67 small and large subunits of the ribosomal crystal structures (64 antibiotic-bound, 3 antibiotic-free) from Deinococcus radiodurans, Escherichia coli, Haloarcula marismortui, and Thermus thermophilus by the Gaussian network model. Interestingly, a network of nucleotides coupled in high-frequency fluctuations reveals known antibiotic-binding sites. These sites are seen to locate at the interface of dynamic domains that have an intrinsic dynamic capacity to interfere with functional globular motions. The nucleotides and the residues fluctuating in the fast and slow modes of motion thus have promise for plausible antibiotic-binding and allosteric sites that can alter antibiotic binding and resistance. Overall, the present analysis brings a new dynamic perspective to the long-discussed link between small-molecule binding and large conformational changes of the supramolecule.
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- Ozge Kurkcuoglu
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul 34469, Turkey
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- Polymer Research Center, Bogazici University, Istanbul 34342, Turkey
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- Polymer Research Center, Bogazici University, Istanbul 34342, Turkey
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Kürkçüoğlu Ö. Exploring allosteric communication in multiple states of the bacterial ribosome using residue network analysis. Turk J Biol 2018; 42:392-404. [PMID: 30930623 PMCID: PMC6438126 DOI: 10.3906/biy-1802-77] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Antibiotic resistance is one of the most important problems of our era and hence the discovery of new effective therapeutics is urgent. At this point, studying the allosteric communication pathways in the bacterial ribosome and revealing allosteric sites/residues is critical for designing new inhibitors or repurposing readily approved drugs for this enormous machine. To shed light onto molecular details of the allosteric mechanisms, here we construct residue networks of the bacterial ribosomal complex at four different states of translation by using an effective description of the intermolecular interactions. Centrality analysis of these networks highlights the functional roles of structural components and critical residues on the ribosomal complex. High betweenness scores reveal pathways of residues connecting numerous sites on the structure. Interestingly, these pathways assemble highly conserved residues, drug binding sites, and known allosterically linked regions on the same structure. This study proposes a new residue-level model to test how distant sites on the molecular machine may be linked through hub residues that are critically located on the contact topology to inherently form communication pathways. Findings also indicate intersubunit bridges B1b, B3, B5, B7, and B8 as critical targets to design novel antibiotics.
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- Özge Kürkçüoğlu
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemical-Metallurgical Engineering, İstanbul Technical University , İstanbul , Turkey
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Noller HF. The parable of the caveman and the Ferrari: protein synthesis and the RNA world. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2017; 372:rstb.2016.0187. [PMID: 28138073 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2016.0187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The basic steps of protein synthesis are carried out by the ribosome, a very large and complex ribonucleoprotein particle. In keeping with its proposed emergence from an RNA world, all three of its core mechanisms-aminoacyl-tRNA selection, catalysis of peptide bond formation and coupled translocation of mRNA and tRNA-are embodied in the properties of ribosomal RNA, while its proteins play a supportive role.This article is part of the themed issue 'Perspectives on the ribosome'.
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- Harry F Noller
- Center for Molecular Biology of RNA, University of California at Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA .,Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California at Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA
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Ribosome structural dynamics in translocation: yet another functional role for ribosomal RNA. Q Rev Biophys 2017; 50:e12. [DOI: 10.1017/s0033583517000117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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AbstractRibosomes are remarkable ribonucleoprotein complexes that are responsible for protein synthesis in all forms of life. They polymerize polypeptide chains programmed by nucleotide sequences in messenger RNA in a mechanism mediated by transfer RNA. One of the most challenging problems in the ribosome field is to understand the mechanism of coupled translocation of mRNA and tRNA during the elongation phase of protein synthesis. In recent years, the results of structural, biophysical and biochemical studies have provided extensive evidence that translocation is based on the structural dynamics of the ribosome itself. Detailed structural analysis has shown that ribosome dynamics, like aminoacyl-tRNA selection and catalysis of peptide bond formation, is made possible by the properties of ribosomal RNA.
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Identification of potential allosteric communication pathways between functional sites of the bacterial ribosome by graph and elastic network models. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2017; 1861:3131-3141. [PMID: 28917952 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2017.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2017] [Revised: 09/11/2017] [Accepted: 09/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Accumulated evidence indicates that bacterial ribosome employs allostery throughout its structure for protein synthesis. The nature of the allosteric communication between remote functional sites remains unclear, but the contact topology and dynamics of residues may play role in transmission of a perturbation to distant sites. METHODS/RESULTS We employ two computationally efficient approaches - graph and elastic network modeling to gain insights about the allosteric communication in ribosome. Using graph representation of the structure, we perform k-shortest pathways analysis between peptidyl transferase center-ribosomal tunnel, decoding center-peptidyl transferase center - previously reported functional sites having allosteric communication. Detailed analysis on intact structures points to common and alternative shortest pathways preferred by different states of translation. All shortest pathways capture drug target sites and allosterically important regions. Elastic network model further reveals that residues along all pathways have the ability of quickly establishing pair-wise communication and to help the propagation of a perturbation in long-ranges during functional motions of the complex. CONCLUSIONS Contact topology and inherent dynamics of ribosome configure potential communication pathways between functional sites in different translation states. Inter-subunit bridges B2a, B3 and P-tRNA come forward for their high potential in assisting allostery during translation. Especially B3 emerges as a potential druggable site. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE This study indicates that the ribosome topology forms a basis for allosteric communication, which can be disrupted by novel drugs to kill drug-resistant bacteria. Our computationally efficient approach not only overlaps with experimental evidence on allosteric regulation in ribosome but also proposes new druggable sites.
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Ribosomal decoding is an essential process in every living cell. During protein synthesis the 30S ribosomal subunit needs to accomplish binding and accurate decoding of mRNAs. From mutational studies and high-resolution crystal structures nucleotides G530, A1492 and A1493 of the 16S rRNA came into focus as important elements for the decoding process. Recent crystallographic data challenged the so far accepted model for the decoding mechanism. To biochemically investigate decoding in greater detail we applied an in vitro reconstitution approach to modulate single chemical groups at A1492 and A1493. The modified ribosomes were subsequently tested for their ability to efficiently decode the mRNA. Unexpectedly, the ribosome was rather tolerant toward modifications of single groups either at the base or at the sugar moiety in terms of translation activity. Concerning translation fidelity, the elimination of single chemical groups involved in a hydrogen bonding network between the tRNA, mRNA and rRNA did not change the accuracy of the ribosome. These results indicate that the contribution of those chemical groups and the formed hydrogen bonds are not crucial for ribosomal decoding.
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- Pius Schrode
- a Division of Genomics and RNomics, Medical University of Innsbruck , Innsbruck , Austria
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- a Division of Genomics and RNomics, Medical University of Innsbruck , Innsbruck , Austria
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- a Division of Genomics and RNomics, Medical University of Innsbruck , Innsbruck , Austria
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- a Division of Genomics and RNomics, Medical University of Innsbruck , Innsbruck , Austria
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Sensitivity and correlation of hypervariable regions in 16S rRNA genes in phylogenetic analysis. BMC Bioinformatics 2016; 17:135. [PMID: 27000765 PMCID: PMC4802574 DOI: 10.1186/s12859-016-0992-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 286] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2015] [Accepted: 03/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Prokaryotic 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) sequences are widely used in environmental microbiology and molecular evolution as reliable markers for the taxonomic classification and phylogenetic analysis of microbes. Restricted by current sequencing techniques, the massive sequencing of 16S rRNA gene amplicons encompassing the full length of genes is not yet feasible. Thus, the selection of the most efficient hypervariable regions for phylogenetic analysis and taxonomic classification is still debated. In the present study, several bioinformatics tools were integrated to build an in silico pipeline to evaluate the phylogenetic sensitivity of the hypervariable regions compared with the corresponding full-length sequences. Results The correlation of seven sub-regions was inferred from the geodesic distance, a parameter that is applied to quantitatively compare the topology of different phylogenetic trees constructed using the sequences from different sub-regions. The relationship between different sub-regions based on the geodesic distance indicated that V4-V6 were the most reliable regions for representing the full-length 16S rRNA sequences in the phylogenetic analysis of most bacterial phyla, while V2 and V8 were the least reliable regions. Conclusions Our results suggest that V4-V6 might be optimal sub-regions for the design of universal primers with superior phylogenetic resolution for bacterial phyla. A potential relationship between function and the evolution of 16S rRNA is also discussed. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12859-016-0992-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Rozov A, Demeshkina N, Khusainov I, Westhof E, Yusupov M, Yusupova G. Novel base-pairing interactions at the tRNA wobble position crucial for accurate reading of the genetic code. Nat Commun 2016; 7:10457. [PMID: 26791911 PMCID: PMC4736104 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms10457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2015] [Accepted: 12/13/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Posttranscriptional modifications at the wobble position of transfer RNAs play a substantial role in deciphering the degenerate genetic code on the ribosome. The number and variety of modifications suggest different mechanisms of action during messenger RNA decoding, of which only a few were described so far. Here, on the basis of several 70S ribosome complex X-ray structures, we demonstrate how Escherichia coli tRNA(Lys)(UUU) with hypermodified 5-methylaminomethyl-2-thiouridine (mnm(5)s(2)U) at the wobble position discriminates between cognate codons AAA and AAG, and near-cognate stop codon UAA or isoleucine codon AUA, with which it forms pyrimidine-pyrimidine mismatches. We show that mnm(5)s(2)U forms an unusual pair with guanosine at the wobble position that expands general knowledge on the degeneracy of the genetic code and specifies a powerful role of tRNA modifications in translation. Our models consolidate the translational fidelity mechanism proposed previously where the steric complementarity and shape acceptance dominate the decoding mechanism.
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- Alexey Rozov
- Department of Integrated Structural Biology, Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology, INSERM, U964; CNRS/University of Strasbourg, UMR7104, 1 rue Laurent Fries, BP 10142, Illkirch 67404, France
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- Department of Integrated Structural Biology, Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology, INSERM, U964; CNRS/University of Strasbourg, UMR7104, 1 rue Laurent Fries, BP 10142, Illkirch 67404, France
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- Department of Integrated Structural Biology, Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology, INSERM, U964; CNRS/University of Strasbourg, UMR7104, 1 rue Laurent Fries, BP 10142, Illkirch 67404, France.,Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, Karl Marx 18, Kazan 420012, Russia
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- Architecture and Reactivity of RNA, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology of the CNRS, University of Strasbourg, UPR9002, 15 rue Rene Descartes, Strasbourg 67084, France
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- Department of Integrated Structural Biology, Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology, INSERM, U964; CNRS/University of Strasbourg, UMR7104, 1 rue Laurent Fries, BP 10142, Illkirch 67404, France
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- Department of Integrated Structural Biology, Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology, INSERM, U964; CNRS/University of Strasbourg, UMR7104, 1 rue Laurent Fries, BP 10142, Illkirch 67404, France
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Latorre M, Revuelta J, García-Junceda E, Bastida A. 6- O-Nucleotidyltransferase: an aminoglycoside-modifying enzyme specific for streptomycin/streptidine. MEDCHEMCOMM 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c5md00496a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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ANT(6) has a narrow tolerance to chemical variations in the aminoglycoside/nucleotide, making it very useful in the design of non-inactivable derivatives.
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- Montserrat Latorre
- Departamento de Química Orgánica Biológica
- Instituto de Química Orgánica General
- CSIC
- Madrid
- Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica Biológica
- Instituto de Química Orgánica General
- CSIC
- Madrid
- Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica Biológica
- Instituto de Química Orgánica General
- CSIC
- Madrid
- Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica Biológica
- Instituto de Química Orgánica General
- CSIC
- Madrid
- Spain
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Jin Y, Watkins D, Degtyareva NN, Green KD, Spano MN, Garneau-Tsodikova S, Arya DP. Arginine-linked neomycin B dimers: synthesis, rRNA binding, and resistance enzyme activity. MEDCHEMCOMM 2016; 7:164-169. [PMID: 26811742 PMCID: PMC4722958 DOI: 10.1039/c5md00427f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The nucleotides comprising the ribosomal decoding center are highly conserved, as they are important for maintaining translational fidelity. The bacterial A-site has a small base variation as compared with the human analogue, allowing aminoglycoside (AG) antibiotics to selectively bind within this region of the ribosome and negatively affect microbial protein synthesis. Here, by using a fluorescence displacement screening assay, we demonstrate that neomycin B (NEO) dimers connected by L-arginine-containing linkers of varying length and composition bind with higher affinity to model A-site RNAs compared to NEO, with IC50 values ranging from ~40-70 nM, and that a certain range of linker lengths demonstrates a clear preference for the bacterial A-site RNA over the human analogue. Furthermore, AG-modifying enzymes (AMEs), such as AG O-phosphotransferases, which are responsible for conferring antibiotic resistance in many types of infectious bacteria, demonstrate markedly reduced activity against several of the L-arginine-linked NEO dimers in vitro. The antimicrobial activity of these dimers against several bacterial strains is weaker than that of the parent NEO.
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- Yi Jin
- Clemson University, Department of Chemistry, Clemson, SC, 29634, USA
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- University of Kentucky, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 789 South Limestone Street, Lexington, KY, 40536-0596, USA. Fax: 859-257-7585; Tel: 859-218-1686
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- University of Kentucky, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 789 South Limestone Street, Lexington, KY, 40536-0596, USA. Fax: 859-257-7585; Tel: 859-218-1686
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- Clemson University, Department of Chemistry, Clemson, SC, 29634, USA
- NUBAD, LLC, Greenville, SC, 29605, USA
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The bacterial ribosome is a complex macromolecular machine that deciphers the genetic code with remarkable fidelity. During the elongation phase of protein synthesis, the ribosome selects aminoacyl-tRNAs as dictated by the canonical base pairing between the anticodon of the tRNA and the codon of the messenger RNA. The ribosome's participation in tRNA selection is active rather than passive, using conformational changes of conserved bases of 16S rRNA to directly monitor the geometry of codon-anticodon base pairing. The tRNA selection process is divided into an initial selection step and a subsequent proofreading step, with the utilization of two sequential steps increasing the discriminating power of the ribosome far beyond that which could be achieved based on the thermodynamics of codon-anticodon base pairing stability. The accuracy of decoding is impaired by a number of antibiotics and can be either increased or decreased by various mutations in either subunit of the ribosome, in elongation factor Tu, and in tRNA. In this chapter we will review our current understanding of various forces that determine the accuracy of decoding by the bacterial ribosome.
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Gupta N, Culver GM. Multiple in vivo pathways for Escherichia coli small ribosomal subunit assembly occur on one pre-rRNA. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2014; 21:937-43. [PMID: 25195050 PMCID: PMC4355579 DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2014] [Accepted: 08/07/2014] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Processing of transcribed precursor ribosomal RNA (pre-rRNA) to a mature state is a conserved aspect of ribosome biogenesis in vivo. We developed an affinity-purification system to isolate and analyze in vivo-formed pre-rRNA-containing ribonucleoprotein (RNP) particles (rRNPs) from wild-type E. coli. We observed that the first processing intermediate of pre-small subunit (pre-SSU) rRNA is a platform for biogenesis. These pre-SSU-containing RNPs have differing ribosomal-protein and auxiliary factor association and rRNA folding. Each RNP lacks the proper architecture in functional regions, thus suggesting that checkpoints preclude immature subunits from entering the translational cycle. This work offers in vivo snapshots of SSU biogenesis and reveals that multiple pathways exist for the entire SSU biogenesis process in wild-type E. coli. These findings have implications for understanding SSU biogenesis in vivo and offer a general strategy for analysis of RNP biogenesis.
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- Neha Gupta
- Department of Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA
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- 1] Department of Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA. [2] Center for RNA Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA
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EF-G catalyzes tRNA translocation by disrupting interactions between decoding center and codon-anticodon duplex. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2014; 21:817-24. [PMID: 25108354 DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2013] [Accepted: 07/11/2014] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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During translation, elongation factor G (EF-G) catalyzes the translocation of tRNA2-mRNA inside the ribosome. Translocation is coupled to a cycle of conformational rearrangements of the ribosomal machinery, and how EF-G initiates translocation remains unresolved. Here we performed systematic mutagenesis of Escherichia coli EF-G and analyzed inhibitory single-site mutants of EF-G that preserved pretranslocation (Pre)-state ribosomes with tRNAs in A/P and P/E sites (Pre-EF-G). Our results suggest that the interactions between the decoding center and the codon-anticodon duplex constitute the barrier for translocation. Catalysis of translocation by EF-G involves the factor's highly conserved loops I and II at the tip of domain IV, which disrupt the hydrogen bonds between the decoding center and the duplex to release the latter, hence inducing subsequent translocation events, namely 30S head swiveling and tRNA2-mRNA movement on the 30S subunit.
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Circular code motifs in the ribosome decoding center. Comput Biol Chem 2014; 52:9-17. [PMID: 25215650 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2014.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2014] [Revised: 08/01/2014] [Accepted: 08/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A translation (framing) code based on the circular code was proposed in Michel (2012) with the identification of X circular code motifs (X motifs shortly) in the bacterial rRNA of Thermus thermophilus, in particular in the ribosome decoding center. Three classes of X motifs are now identified in the rRNAs of bacteria Escherichia coli and Thermus thermophilus, archaea Pyrococcus furiosus, nuclear eukaryotes Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Triticum aestivum and Homo sapiens, and chloroplast Spinacia oleracea. The universally conserved nucleotides A1492 and A1493 in all studied rRNAs (bacteria, archaea, nuclear eukaryotes, and chloroplasts) belong to X motifs (called mAA). The conserved nucleotide G530 in rRNAs of bacteria and archaea belongs to X motifs (called mG). Furthermore, the X motif mG is also found in rRNAs of nuclear eukaryotes and chloroplasts. Finally, a potentially important X motif, called m, is identified in all studied rRNAs. With the available crystallographic structures of the Protein Data Bank PDB, we also show that these X motifs mAA, mG, and m belong to the ribosome decoding center of all studied rRNAs with possible interaction with the mRNA X motifs and the tRNA X motifs. The three classes of X motifs identified here in rRNAs of several and different organisms strengthen the concept of translation code based on the circular code.
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Karijolich J, Yu YT. Therapeutic suppression of premature termination codons: mechanisms and clinical considerations (review). Int J Mol Med 2014; 34:355-62. [PMID: 24939317 PMCID: PMC4094583 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2014.1809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2014] [Accepted: 06/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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An estimated one-third of genetic disorders are the result of mutations that generate premature termination codons (PTCs) within protein coding genes. These disorders are phenotypically diverse and consist of diseases that affect both young and old individuals. Various small molecules have been identified that are capable of modulating the efficiency of translation termination, including select antibiotics of the aminoglycoside family and multiple novel synthetic molecules, including PTC124. Several of these agents have proved their effectiveness at promoting nonsense suppression in preclinical animal models, as well as in clinical trials. In addition, it has recently been shown that box H/ACA RNA-guided peudouridylation, when directed to modify PTCs, can also promote nonsense suppression. In this review, we summarize our current understanding of eukaryotic translation termination and discuss various methods for promoting the read-through of disease-causing PTCs, as well as the current obstacles that stand in the way of using the discussed agents broadly in clinical practice.
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- John Karijolich
- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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Flipping of the ribosomal A-site adenines provides a basis for tRNA selection. J Mol Biol 2014; 426:3201-3213. [PMID: 24813122 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2014.04.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2014] [Revised: 04/13/2014] [Accepted: 04/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Ribosomes control the missense error rate of ~10(-4) during translation though quantitative contributions of individual mechanistic steps of the conformational changes yet to be fully determined. Biochemical and biophysical studies led to a qualitative tRNA selection model in which ribosomal A-site residues A1492 and A1493 (A1492/3) flip out in response to cognate tRNA binding, promoting the subsequent reactions, but not in the case of near-cognate or non-cognate tRNA. However, this model was recently questioned by X-ray structures revealing conformations of extrahelical A1492/3 and domain closure of the decoding center in both cognate and near-cognate tRNA bound ribosome complexes, suggesting that the non-specific flipping of A1492/3 has no active role in tRNA selection. We explore this question by carrying out molecular dynamics simulations, aided with fluorescence and NMR experiments, to probe the free energy cost of extrahelical flipping of 1492/3 and the strain energy associated with domain conformational change. Our rigorous calculations demonstrate that the A1492/3 flipping is indeed a specific response to the binding of cognate tRNA, contributing 3kcal/mol to the specificity of tRNA selection. Furthermore, the different A-minor interactions in cognate and near-cognate complexes propagate into the conformational strain and contribute another 4kcal/mol in domain closure. The recent structure of ribosome with features of extrahelical A1492/3 and closed domain in near-cognate complex is reconciled by possible tautomerization of the wobble base pair in mRNA-tRNA. These results quantitatively rationalize other independent experimental observations and explain the ribosomal discrimination mechanism of selecting cognate versus near-cognate tRNA.
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Calidas D, Lyon H, Culver GM. The N-terminal extension of S12 influences small ribosomal subunit assembly in Escherichia coli. RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2014; 20:321-30. [PMID: 24442609 PMCID: PMC3923127 DOI: 10.1261/rna.042432.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The small subunit (SSU) of the ribosome of E. coli consists of a core of ribosomal RNA (rRNA) surrounded peripherally by ribosomal proteins (r-proteins). Ten of the 15 universally conserved SSU r-proteins possess nonglobular regions called extensions. The N-terminal noncanonically structured extension of S12 traverses from the solvent to intersubunit surface of the SSU and is followed by a more C-terminal globular region that is adjacent to the decoding center of the SSU. The role of the globular region in maintaining translational fidelity is well characterized, but a role for the S12 extension in SSU structure and function is unknown. We examined the effect of stepwise truncation of the extension of S12 in SSU assembly and function in vitro and in vivo. Examination of in vitro assembly in the presence of sequential N-terminal truncated variants of S12 reveals that N-terminal deletions of greater than nine amino acids exhibit decreased tRNA-binding activity and altered 16S rRNA architecture particularly in the platform of the SSU. While wild-type S12 expressed from a plasmid can rescue a genomic deletion of the essential gene for S12, rpsl; N-terminal deletions of S12 exhibit deleterious phenotypic consequences. Partial N-terminal deletions of S12 are slow growing and cold sensitive. Strains bearing these truncations as the sole copy of S12 have increased levels of free SSUs and immature 16S rRNA as compared with the wild-type S12. These differences are hallmarks of SSU biogenesis defects, indicating that the extension of S12 plays an important role in SSU assembly.
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- Deepika Calidas
- Department of Biology, Center for RNA Biology: From Genome to Therapeutics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- Department of Biology, Center for RNA Biology: From Genome to Therapeutics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- Department of Biology, Center for RNA Biology: From Genome to Therapeutics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
- Corresponding authorE-mail
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Demeshkina N, Jenner L, Westhof E, Yusupov M, Yusupova G. New structural insights into the decoding mechanism: translation infidelity via a G·U pair with Watson-Crick geometry. FEBS Lett 2013; 587:1848-57. [PMID: 23707250 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2013.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2013] [Revised: 05/06/2013] [Accepted: 05/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Pioneer crystallographic studies of the isolated 30S ribosomal subunit provided the first structural insights into the decoding process. Recently, new crystallographic data on full 70S ribosomes with mRNA and tRNAs have shown that the formation of the tight decoding centre is ensured by conformational rearrangement of the 30S subunit (domain closure), which is identical for cognate or near-cognate tRNA. When a G·U forms at the first or second codon-anticodon positions (near-cognate tRNA), the ribosomal decoding centre forces the adoption of Watson-Crick G·C-like geometry rather than that of the expected Watson-Crick wobble pair. Energy expenditure for rarely occuring tautomeric base required for Watson-Crick G·C-like G·U pair or the repulsion energy due to steric clash within the mismatched base pair could constitute the only cause for efficient rejection of a near-cognate tRNA. Our data suggest that "geometrical mimicry" can explain how wrong aminoacyl-tRNAs with G·U pairs in the codon-anticodon helix forming base pairs with Watson-Crick geometry in the decoding center can be incorporated into the polypeptide chain.
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- Natalia Demeshkina
- Département de Biologie et de Génomique Structurales, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch 67400, France
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The impact of aminoglycosides on the dynamics of translation elongation. Cell Rep 2013; 3:497-508. [PMID: 23416053 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2013.01.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2012] [Revised: 11/18/2012] [Accepted: 01/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Inferring antibiotic mechanisms on translation through static structures has been challenging, as biological systems are highly dynamic. Dynamic single-molecule methods are also limited to few simultaneously measurable parameters. We have circumvented these limitations with a multifaceted approach to investigate three structurally distinct aminoglycosides that bind to the aminoacyl-transfer RNA site (A site) in the prokaryotic 30S ribosomal subunit: apramycin, paromomycin, and gentamicin. Using several single-molecule fluorescence measurements combined with structural and biochemical techniques, we observed distinct changes to translational dynamics for each aminoglycoside. While all three drugs effectively inhibit translation elongation, their actions are structurally and mechanistically distinct. Apramycin does not displace A1492 and A1493 at the decoding center, as demonstrated by a solution nuclear magnetic resonance structure, causing only limited miscoding; instead, it primarily blocks translocation. Paromomycin and gentamicin, which displace A1492 and A1493, cause significant miscoding, block intersubunit rotation, and inhibit translocation. Our results show the power of combined dynamics, structural, and biochemical approaches to elucidate the complex mechanisms underlying translation and its inhibition.
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Bidou L, Allamand V, Rousset JP, Namy O. Sense from nonsense: therapies for premature stop codon diseases. Trends Mol Med 2012; 18:679-88. [PMID: 23083810 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2012.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2012] [Revised: 09/19/2012] [Accepted: 09/21/2012] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Ten percent of inherited diseases are caused by premature termination codon (PTC) mutations that lead to degradation of the mRNA template and to the production of a non-functional, truncated polypeptide. In addition, many acquired mutations in cancer introduce similar PTCs. In 1999, proof-of-concept for treating these disorders was obtained in a mouse model of muscular dystrophy, when administration of aminoglycosides restored protein translation by inducing the ribosome to bypass a PTC. Since, many studies have validated this approach, but despite the promise of PTC readthrough therapies, the mechanisms of translation termination remain to be precisely elucidated before even more progress can be made. Here, we review the molecular basis for PTC readthrough in eukaryotes and describe currently available compounds with significant therapeutic potential for treating genetic disorders and cancer.
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Because of the molecular complexity of the ribosome and protein synthesis, it is a challenge to imagine how translation could have evolved from a primitive RNA World. Two specific suggestions are made here to help to address this, involving separate evolution of the peptidyl transferase and decoding functions. First, it is proposed that translation originally arose not to synthesize functional proteins, but to provide simple (perhaps random) peptides that bound to RNA, increasing its available structure space, and therefore its functional capabilities. Second, it is proposed that the decoding site of the ribosome evolved from a mechanism for duplication of RNA. This process involved homodimeric "duplicator RNAs," resembling the anticodon arms of tRNAs, which directed ligation of trinucleotides in response to an RNA template.
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- Harry F Noller
- Center for Molecular Biology of RNA and Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, Sinsheimer Laboratories, University of California at Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA.
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A new understanding of the decoding principle on the ribosome. Nature 2012; 484:256-9. [PMID: 22437501 DOI: 10.1038/nature10913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 257] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2011] [Accepted: 02/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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During protein synthesis, the ribosome accurately selects transfer RNAs (tRNAs) in accordance with the messenger RNA (mRNA) triplet in the decoding centre. tRNA selection is initiated by elongation factor Tu, which delivers tRNA to the aminoacyl tRNA-binding site (A site) and hydrolyses GTP upon establishing codon-anticodon interactions in the decoding centre. At the following proofreading step the ribosome re-examines the tRNA and rejects it if it does not match the A codon. It was suggested that universally conserved G530, A1492 and A1493 of 16S ribosomal RNA, critical for tRNA binding in the A site, actively monitor cognate tRNA, and that recognition of the correct codon-anticodon duplex induces an overall ribosome conformational change (domain closure). Here we propose an integrated mechanism for decoding based on six X-ray structures of the 70S ribosome determined at 3.1-3.4 Å resolution, modelling cognate or near-cognate states of the decoding centre at the proofreading step. We show that the 30S subunit undergoes an identical domain closure upon binding of either cognate or near-cognate tRNA. This conformational change of the 30S subunit forms a decoding centre that constrains the mRNA in such a way that the first two nucleotides of the A codon are limited to form Watson-Crick base pairs. When U·G and G·U mismatches, generally considered to form wobble base pairs, are at the first or second codon-anticodon position, the decoding centre forces this pair to adopt the geometry close to that of a canonical C·G pair. This by itself, or with distortions in the codon-anticodon mini-helix and the anticodon loop, causes the near-cognate tRNA to dissociate from the ribosome.
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Qin D, Liu Q, Devaraj A, Fredrick K. Role of helix 44 of 16S rRNA in the fidelity of translation initiation. RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2012; 18:485-95. [PMID: 22279149 PMCID: PMC3285936 DOI: 10.1261/rna.031203.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2011] [Accepted: 12/08/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The molecular mechanisms that govern translation initiation to ensure accuracy remain unclear. Here, we provide evidence that the subunit-joining step of initiation is controlled in part by a conformational change in the 1408 region of helix h44. First, chemical probing of 30S initiation complexes formed with either a cognate (AUG) or near-cognate (AUC) start codon shows that an IF1-dependent enhancement at A1408 is reduced in the presence of AUG. This change in reactivity is due to a conformational change rather than loss of IF1, because other portions of the IF1 footprint are unchanged and high concentrations of IF1 fail to diminish the reactivity difference seen at A1408. Second, mutations in h44 such as A1413C stimulate 50S docking and cause reduced reactivity at A1408. Third, streptomycin, which has been shown by Rodnina and coworkers to stimulate 50S docking by reversing the inhibitory effects of IF1, also causes reduced reactivity at A1408. Collectively, these data support a model in which IF1 alters the A1408 region of h44 in a way that makes 50S docking unfavorable, and canonical codon-anticodon pairing in the P site restores h44 to a docking-favorable conformation. We also find that, in the absence of factors, the cognate 30S•AUG•fMet-tRNA ternary complex is >1000-fold more stable than the near-cognate 30S•AUC•fMet-tRNA complex. Hence, the selectivity of ternary complex formation is inherently high, exceeding that of initiation in vivo by more than 10-fold.
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MESH Headings
- Codon, Initiator/genetics
- Codon, Initiator/metabolism
- Escherichia coli/genetics
- Escherichia coli/metabolism
- Mutation
- Nucleic Acid Conformation
- Peptide Chain Initiation, Translational/drug effects
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/chemistry
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/metabolism
- RNA, Transfer/genetics
- RNA, Transfer/metabolism
- Ribosome Subunits, Small, Bacterial/metabolism
- Streptomycin/pharmacology
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- Daoming Qin
- Department of Microbiology, Ohio State Biochemistry Program, and Center for RNA Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Ohio State Biochemistry Program, and Center for RNA Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Ohio State Biochemistry Program, and Center for RNA Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Ohio State Biochemistry Program, and Center for RNA Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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Michel CJ. Circular code motifs in transfer and 16S ribosomal RNAs: a possible translation code in genes. Comput Biol Chem 2011; 37:24-37. [PMID: 22129773 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2011.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2011] [Accepted: 10/01/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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In 1996, a common trinucleotide circular code, called X, is identified in genes of eukaryotes and prokaryotes (Arquès and Michel, 1996). This circular code X is a set of 20 trinucleotides allowing the reading frames in genes to be retrieved locally, i.e. anywhere in genes and in particular without start codons. This reading frame retrieval needs a window length l of 12 nucleotides (l ≥ 12). With a window length strictly less than 12 nucleotides (l < 12), some words of X, called ambiguous words, are found in the shifted frames (the reading frame shifted by one or two nucleotides) preventing the reading frame in genes to be retrieved. Since 1996, these ambiguous words of X were never studied. In the first part of this paper, we identify all the ambiguous words of the common trinucleotide circular code X. With a length l varying from 1 to 11 nucleotides, the type and the occurrence number (multiplicity) of ambiguous words of X are given in each shifted frame. Maximal ambiguous words of X, words which are not factors of another ambiguous words, are also determined. Two probability definitions based on these results show that the common trinucleotide circular code X retrieves the reading frame in genes with a probability of about 90% with a window length of 6 nucleotides, and a probability of 99.9% with a window length of 9 nucleotides (100% with a window length of 12 nucleotides, by definition of a circular code). In the second part of this paper, we identify X circular code motifs (shortly X motifs) in transfer RNA and 16S ribosomal RNA: a tRNA X motif of 26 nucleotides including the anticodon stem-loop and seven 16S rRNA X motifs of length greater or equal to 15 nucleotides. Window lengths of reading frame retrieval with each trinucleotide of these X motifs are also determined. Thanks to the crystal structure 3I8G (Jenner et al., 2010), a 3D visualization of X motifs in the ribosome shows several spatial configurations involving mRNA X motifs, A-tRNA and E-tRNA X motifs, and four 16S rRNA X motifs. Another identified 16S rRNA X motif is involved in the decoding center which recognizes the codon-anticodon helix in A-tRNA. From a code theory point of view, these identified X circular code motifs and their mathematical properties may constitute a translation code involved in retrieval, maintenance and synchronization of reading frames in genes.
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- Christian J Michel
- Equipe de Bioinformatique Théorique, BFO, LSIIT (UMR 7005), Université de Strasbourg, Pôle API, Boulevard Sébastien Brant, 67400 Illkirch, France.
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Calidas D, Culver GM. Interdependencies govern multidomain architecture in ribosomal small subunit assembly. RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2011; 17:263-277. [PMID: 21156960 PMCID: PMC3022276 DOI: 10.1261/rna.2332511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2010] [Accepted: 11/05/2010] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The 30S subunit is composed of four structural domains, the body, platform, head, and penultimate/ultimate stems. The functional integrity of the 30S subunit is dependent upon appropriate assembly and precise orientation of all four domains. We examined 16S rRNA conformational changes during in vitro assembly using directed hydroxyl radical probing mediated by Fe(II)-derivatized ribosomal protein (r-protein) S8. R-protein S8 binds the central domain of 16S rRNA directly and independently and its iron derivatized substituents have been shown to mediate cleavage in three domains of 16S rRNA, thus making it an ideal probe to monitor multidomain orientation during assembly. Cleavages in minimal ribonucleoprotein (RNP) particles formed with Fe(II)-S8 and 16S rRNA alone were compared with that in the context of the fully assembled subunit. The minimal binding site of S8 at helix 21 exists in a structure similar to that observed in the mature subunit, in the absence of other r-proteins. However, the binding site of S8 at the junction of helices 25-26a, which is transcribed after helix 21, is cleaved with differing intensities in the presence and absence of other r-proteins. Also, assembly of the body helps establish an architecture approximating, but perhaps not identical, to the 30S subunit at helix 12 and the 5' terminus. Moreover, the assembly or orientation of the neck is dependent upon assembly of both the head and the body. Thus, a complex interrelationship is observed between assembly events of independent domains and the incorporation of primary binding proteins during 30S subunit formation.
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- Deepika Calidas
- Department of Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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Crystal structures of complexes containing domains from two viral internal ribosome entry site (IRES) RNAs bound to the 70S ribosome. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2011; 108:1839-44. [PMID: 21245352 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1018582108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Internal ribosome entry site (IRES) RNAs are elements of viral or cellular mRNAs that bypass steps of canonical eukaryotic cap-dependent translation initiation. Understanding of the structural basis of IRES mechanisms is limited, partially due to a lack of high-resolution structures of IRES RNAs bound to their cellular targets. Prompted by the universal phylogenetic conservation of the ribosomal P site, we solved the crystal structures of proposed P site binding domains from two intergenic region IRES RNAs bound to bacterial 70S ribosomes. The structures show that these IRES domains nearly perfectly mimic a tRNA • mRNA interaction. However, there are clear differences in the global shape and position of this IRES domain in the intersubunit space compared to those of tRNA, supporting a mechanism for IRES action that invokes hybrid state mimicry to drive a noncanonical mode of translocation. These structures suggest how relatively small structured RNAs can manipulate complex biological machines.
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Song WS, Ryou SM, Kim HM, Jeon CO, Kim JM, Han SH, Kim SW, Szatkiewicz JP, Cunningham PR, Lee K. Functional investigation of residue G791 of Escherichia coli 16S rRNA: implication of initiation factor 1 in the restoration of P-site function. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2010; 313:141-7. [PMID: 21054500 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2010.02137.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Using a specialized ribosome system, previous studies have identified G791 in Escherichia coli 16S rRNA as an invariant and essential residue for ribosome function. To investigate the functional role of G791, we searched for multicopy suppressors that partially restored the protein synthesis ability of mutant ribosomes bearing a G to U substitution at position 791 (U791 ribosomes). Analyses of isolated multicopy suppressors showed that overexpression of initiation factor 1 (IF1) enhanced the protein synthesis ability of U791 ribosomes. In contrast, overexpression of initiation factor 2 (IF2) or IF3 did not enhance the protein synthesis ability of wild-type or U791 ribosomes, and overexpression of IF1 did not affect the function of wild-type or mutant ribosomes bearing nucleotide substitutions in other regions of 16S rRNA. Analyses of sucrose gradient profiles of ribosomes showed that overexpression of IF1 marginally enhanced the subunit association of U791 ribosomes and indicated lower binding affinity of U791 ribosomes to IF1. Our findings suggest the involvement of IF1 in the restoration of the P-site function that was impaired by a nucleotide substitution at residue G791.
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- Woo-Seok Song
- Department of Life Sciences (BK21 program), Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
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Xu Z, Culver GM. Differential assembly of 16S rRNA domains during 30S subunit formation. RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2010; 16:1990-2001. [PMID: 20736336 PMCID: PMC2941107 DOI: 10.1261/rna.2246710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2010] [Accepted: 07/14/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Rapid and accurate assembly of the ribosomal subunits, which are responsible for protein synthesis, is required to sustain cell growth. Our best understanding of the interaction of 30S ribosomal subunit components (16S ribosomal RNA [rRNA] and 20 ribosomal proteins [r-proteins]) comes from in vitro work using Escherichia coli ribosomal components. However, detailed information regarding the essential elements involved in the assembly of 30S subunits still remains elusive. Here, we defined a set of rRNA nucleotides that are critical for the assembly of the small ribosomal subunit in E. coli. Using an RNA modification interference approach, we identified 54 nucleotides in 16S rRNA whose modification prevents the formation of a functional small ribosomal subunit. The majority of these nucleotides are located in the head and interdomain junction of the 30S subunit, suggesting that these regions are critical for small subunit assembly. In vivo analysis of specific identified sites, using engineered mutations in 16S rRNA, revealed defective protein synthesis capability, aberrant polysome profiles, and abnormal 16S rRNA processing, indicating the importance of these residues in vivo. These studies reveal that specific segments of 16S rRNA are more critical for small subunit assembly than others, and suggest a hierarchy of importance.
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MESH Headings
- Base Sequence
- DNA Primers/genetics
- Escherichia coli/genetics
- Escherichia coli/metabolism
- Models, Molecular
- Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
- Nucleic Acid Conformation
- RNA, Bacterial/chemistry
- RNA, Bacterial/genetics
- RNA, Bacterial/metabolism
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/chemistry
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/metabolism
- Ribosome Subunits, Small, Bacterial/chemistry
- Ribosome Subunits, Small, Bacterial/genetics
- Ribosome Subunits, Small, Bacterial/metabolism
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- Zhili Xu
- Department of Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14624, USA
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Jenner L, Demeshkina N, Yusupova G, Yusupov M. Structural rearrangements of the ribosome at the tRNA proofreading step. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2010; 17:1072-8. [PMID: 20694005 DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.1880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2010] [Accepted: 06/25/2010] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Discrimination of tRNA on the ribosome occurs in two consecutive steps: initial selection and proofreading. Here we propose a proofreading mechanism based on comparison of crystal structures of the 70S ribosome with an empty A site or with the A site occupied by uncharged cognate or near-cognate tRNA. We observe that ribosomal proteins S13, S19, L16, L25, L27 and L31 are actively involved in the proofreading of tRNA. We suggest that proofreading begins with the monitoring of the entire anticodon loop of tRNA by nucleotides from 16S rRNA (helices 18 and 44) of the small subunit and 23S rRNA (helix 69) of the large subunit with involvement of magnesium ions. Subsequently, the elbow region is scanned by rRNA (helices 38 and 89) and proteins from the large subunit determining whether to accommodate the acceptor end of tRNA in the peptidyl transferase center or not.
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- Lasse Jenner
- Département de Biologie et de Génomique Structurales, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Illkirch, France
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Liang XH, Liu Q, Fournier MJ. Loss of rRNA modifications in the decoding center of the ribosome impairs translation and strongly delays pre-rRNA processing. RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2009; 15:1716-28. [PMID: 19628622 PMCID: PMC2743053 DOI: 10.1261/rna.1724409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2009] [Accepted: 06/16/2009] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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The ribosome decoding center is rich in modified rRNA nucleotides and little is known about their effects. Here, we examine the consequences of systematically deleting eight pseudouridine and 2'-O-methylation modifications in the yeast decoding center. Loss of most modifications individually has no apparent effect on cell growth. However, deletions of 2-3 modifications in the A- and P-site regions can cause (1) reduced growth rates (approximately 15%-50% slower); (2) reduced amino acid incorporation rates (14%-24% slower); and (3) a significant deficiency in free small subunits. Negative and positive interference effects were observed, as well as strong positional influences. Notably, blocking formation of a hypermodified pseudouridine in the P region delays the onset of the final cleavage event in 18S rRNA formation ( approximately 60% slower), suggesting that modification at this site could have an important role in modulating ribosome synthesis.
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MESH Headings
- Base Sequence
- Cell Proliferation
- Drug Resistance, Fungal/genetics
- Efficiency
- Models, Biological
- Models, Molecular
- Mutation/physiology
- Nucleic Acid Conformation
- Organisms, Genetically Modified
- Protein Biosynthesis/genetics
- RNA Precursors/genetics
- RNA Precursors/metabolism
- RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional/genetics
- RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional/physiology
- RNA, Ribosomal/chemistry
- RNA, Ribosomal/genetics
- RNA, Ribosomal/metabolism
- RNA, Ribosomal, 18S/chemistry
- RNA, Ribosomal, 18S/genetics
- RNA, Ribosomal, 18S/metabolism
- Ribosomes/chemistry
- Ribosomes/genetics
- Ribosomes/metabolism
- Yeasts/genetics
- Yeasts/metabolism
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- Xue-Hai Liang
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
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Abeydeera ND, Chow CS. Synthesis and characterization of modified nucleotides in the 970 hairpin loop of Escherichia coli 16S ribosomal RNA. Bioorg Med Chem 2009; 17:5887-93. [PMID: 19628400 PMCID: PMC2725200 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2009.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2009] [Revised: 06/29/2009] [Accepted: 07/03/2009] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The synthesis of the 6-O-DPC-2-N-methylguanosine (m(2)G) nucleoside and the corresponding 5'-O-DMT-2'-O-TOM-protected 6-O-DPC-2-N-methylguanosine phosphoramidite is reported [DPC, diphenyl carbamoyl; DMT, 4,4'-dimethoxytrityl; TOM, [(triisopropylsilyl)oxy]methyl]. The availability of the phosphoramidite allows for syntheses of hairpin RNAs with site-selective incorporation of 2-N-methylguanosine modification. Four 18-nt hairpin RNA analogues representing the 970-loop region (helix 31 or h31; U960-A975) of Escherichia coli 16S rRNA were synthesized with and without modifications in the loop region. Subsequently, stabilities and conformations of the singly and doubly modified RNAs were examined and compared with the corresponding unmodified RNA. Thermodynamic parameters and circular dichroism spectra are presented for the four helix 31 RNA analogues. Surprisingly, methylations in the loop region of helix 31 slightly destabilize the hairpin, which may have subtle effects on ribosome function. The hairpin construct is suitable for future ligand-binding experiments.
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Vallabhaneni H, Farabaugh PJ. Accuracy modulating mutations of the ribosomal protein S4-S5 interface do not necessarily destabilize the rps4-rps5 protein-protein interaction. RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2009; 15:1100-9. [PMID: 19386726 PMCID: PMC2685513 DOI: 10.1261/rna.1530509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2008] [Accepted: 02/24/2009] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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During the process of translation, an aminoacyl tRNA is selected in the A site of the decoding center of the small subunit based on the correct codon-anticodon base pairing. Though selection is usually accurate, mutations in the ribosomal RNA and proteins and the presence of some antibiotics like streptomycin alter translational accuracy. Recent crystallographic structures of the ribosome suggest that cognate tRNAs induce a "closed conformation" of the small subunit that stabilizes the codon-anticodon interactions at the A site. During formation of the closed conformation, the protein interface between rpS4 and rpS5 is broken while new contacts form with rpS12. Mutations in rpS12 confer streptomycin resistance or dependence and show a hyperaccurate phenotype. Mutations reversing streptomycin dependence affect rpS4 and rpS5. The canonical rpS4 and rpS5 streptomycin independent mutations increase translational errors and were called ribosomal ambiguity mutations (ram). The mutations in these proteins are proposed to affect formation of the closed complex by breaking the rpS4-rpS5 interface, which reduces the cost of domain closure and thus increases translational errors. We used a yeast two-hybrid system to study the interactions between the small subunit ribosomal proteins rpS4 and rpS5 and to test the effect of ram mutations on the stability of the interface. We found no correlation between ram phenotype and disruption of the interface.
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- Haritha Vallabhaneni
- Program in Molecular and Cell Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland 21250, USA
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The faithful and rapid translation of genetic information into peptide sequences is an indispensable property of the ribosome. The mechanistic understanding of strategies used by the ribosome to achieve both speed and fidelity during translation results from nearly a half century of biochemical and structural studies. Emerging from these studies is the common theme that the ribosome uses local as well as remote conformational switches to govern induced-fit mechanisms that ensure accuracy in codon recognition during both tRNA selection and translation termination.
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Shoji S, Walker SE, Fredrick K. Ribosomal translocation: one step closer to the molecular mechanism. ACS Chem Biol 2009; 4:93-107. [PMID: 19173642 DOI: 10.1021/cb8002946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Protein synthesis occurs in ribosomes, the targets of numerous antibiotics. How these large and complex machines read and move along mRNA have proven to be challenging questions. In this Review, we focus on translocation, the last step of the elongation cycle in which movement of tRNA and mRNA is catalyzed by elongation factor G. Translocation entails large-scale movements of the tRNAs and conformational changes in the ribosome that require numerous tertiary contacts to be disrupted and reformed. We highlight recent progress toward elucidating the molecular basis of translocation and how various antibiotics influence tRNA-mRNA movement.
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- Department of Microbiology
- Center for RNA Biology
- Ohio State Biochemistry Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210
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Grosjean H, Gaspin C, Marck C, Decatur WA, de Crécy-Lagard V. RNomics and Modomics in the halophilic archaea Haloferax volcanii: identification of RNA modification genes. BMC Genomics 2008; 9:470. [PMID: 18844986 PMCID: PMC2584109 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-9-470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2008] [Accepted: 10/09/2008] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background Naturally occurring RNAs contain numerous enzymatically altered nucleosides. Differences in RNA populations (RNomics) and pattern of RNA modifications (Modomics) depends on the organism analyzed and are two of the criteria that distinguish the three kingdoms of life. If the genomic sequences of the RNA molecules can be derived from whole genome sequence information, the modification profile cannot and requires or direct sequencing of the RNAs or predictive methods base on the presence or absence of the modifications genes. Results By employing a comparative genomics approach, we predicted almost all of the genes coding for the t+rRNA modification enzymes in the mesophilic moderate halophile Haloferax volcanii. These encode both guide RNAs and enzymes. Some are orthologous to previously identified genes in Archaea, Bacteria or in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, but several are original predictions. Conclusion The number of modifications in t+rRNAs in the halophilic archaeon is surprisingly low when compared with other Archaea or Bacteria, particularly the hyperthermophilic organisms. This may result from the specific lifestyle of halophiles that require high intracellular salt concentration for survival. This salt content could allow RNA to maintain its functional structural integrity with fewer modifications. We predict that the few modifications present must be particularly important for decoding, accuracy of translation or are modifications that cannot be functionally replaced by the electrostatic interactions provided by the surrounding salt-ions. This analysis also guides future experimental validation work aiming to complete the understanding of the function of RNA modifications in Archaeal translation.
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- Henri Grosjean
- Department of Microbiology, University of Florida, Gainsville, FL 32611, Florida, USA.
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Brandi L, Fabbretti A, Pon CL, Dahlberg AE, Gualerzi CO. Initiation of protein synthesis: a target for antimicrobials. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2008; 12:519-34. [PMID: 18410237 DOI: 10.1517/14728222.12.5.519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Translation initiation is a basic and universal biological process that employs significantly different components and displays substantially different mechanisms in bacterial, archaeal and eukaryotic cells. A large amount of detailed mechanistic and structural information on the bacterial translation initiation apparatus has been uncovered in recent years. OBJECTIVE to understand which translation initiation steps could represent a novel or underexploited target for the discovery of new and specific antibacterial drugs. METHODS Brief descriptions of the properties and mechanism of action of the major antibiotics that have a documented direct inhibitory effect on bacterial translation initiation are presented. RESULTS/CONCLUSIONS Considerations and predictions concerning a future scenario for research and identification of bacterial translation initiation inhibitors are presented.
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The ribosome is a dynamic machine that undergoes many conformational rearrangements during the initiation of protein synthesis. Significant differences exist between the process of protein synthesis initiation in eubacteria and eukaryotes. In particular, the initiation of eukaryotic protein synthesis requires roughly an order of magnitude more initiation factors to promote efficient mRNA recruitment and ribosomal recognition of the start codon than are needed for eubacterial initiation. The mechanisms by which these initiation factors promote ribosome conformational changes during stages of initiation have been studied using cross-linking, footprinting, site-directed probing, cryo-electron microscopy, X-ray crystallography, fluorescence spectroscopy and single-molecule techniques. Here, we review how the results of these different approaches have begun to converge to yield a detailed molecular understanding of the dynamic motions that the eukaryotic ribosome cycles through during the initiation of protein synthesis.
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Bauder C. A convenient synthesis of orthogonally protected 2-deoxystreptamine (2-DOS) as an aminocyclitol scaffold for the development of novel aminoglycoside antibiotic derivatives against bacterial resistance. Org Biomol Chem 2008; 6:2952-60. [DOI: 10.1039/b804784g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Saraiya AA, Lamichhane TN, Chow CS, SantaLucia J, Cunningham PR. Identification and role of functionally important motifs in the 970 loop of Escherichia coli 16S ribosomal RNA. J Mol Biol 2007; 376:645-57. [PMID: 18177894 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.11.102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2007] [Revised: 11/26/2007] [Accepted: 11/30/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The 970 loop (helix 31) of Escherichia coli 16S ribosomal RNA contains two modified nucleotides, m(2)G966 and m(5)C967. Positions A964, A969, and C970 are conserved among the Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya. The nucleotides present at positions 965, 966, 967, 968, and 971, however, are only conserved and unique within each domain. All organisms contain a modified nucleoside at position 966, but the type of the modification is domain specific. Biochemical and structure studies have placed this loop near the P site and have shown it to be involved in the decoding process and in binding the antibiotic tetracycline. To identify the functional components of this ribosomal RNA hairpin, the eight nucleotides of the 970 loop of helix 31 were subjected to saturation mutagenesis and 107 unique functional mutants were isolated and analyzed. Nonrandom nucleotide distributions were observed at each mutated position among the functional isolates. Nucleotide identity at positions 966 and 969 significantly affects ribosome function. Ribosomes with single mutations of m(2)G966 or m(5)C967 produce more protein in vivo than do wild-type ribosomes. Overexpression of initiation factor 3 specifically restored wild-type levels of protein synthesis to the 966 and 967 mutants, suggesting that modification of these residues is important for initiation factor 3 binding and for the proper initiation of protein synthesis.
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- Ashesh A Saraiya
- Department of Biological Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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Spiegel PC, Ermolenko DN, Noller HF. Elongation factor G stabilizes the hybrid-state conformation of the 70S ribosome. RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2007; 13:1473-82. [PMID: 17630323 PMCID: PMC1950763 DOI: 10.1261/rna.601507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Following peptide bond formation, transfer RNAs (tRNAs) and messenger RNA (mRNA) are translocated through the ribosome, a process catalyzed by elongation factor EF-G. Here, we have used a combination of chemical footprinting, peptidyl transferase activity assays, and mRNA toeprinting to monitor the effects of EF-G on the positions of tRNA and mRNA relative to the A, P, and E sites of the ribosome in the presence of GTP, GDP, GDPNP, and fusidic acid. Chemical footprinting experiments show that binding of EF-G in the presence of the non-hydrolyzable GTP analog GDPNP or GDP.fusidic acid induces movement of a deacylated tRNA from the classical P/P state to the hybrid P/E state. Furthermore, stabilization of the hybrid P/E state by EF-G compromises P-site codon-anticodon interaction, causing frame-shifting. A deacylated tRNA bound to the P site and a peptidyl-tRNA in the A site are completely translocated to the E and P sites, respectively, in the presence of EF-G with GTP or GDPNP but not with EF-G.GDP. Unexpectedly, translocation with EF-G.GTP leads to dissociation of deacylated tRNA from the E site, while tRNA remains bound in the presence of EF-G.GDPNP, suggesting that dissociation of tRNA from the E site is promoted by GTP hydrolysis and/or EF-G release. Our results show that binding of EF-G in the presence of GDPNP or GDP.fusidic acid stabilizes the ribosomal intermediate hybrid state, but that complete translocation is supported only by EF-G.GTP or EF-G.GDPNP.
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- P Clint Spiegel
- Center for Molecular Biology of RNA, Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California-Santa Cruz 95064, USA
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