X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY SHOWS THAT TRANSLATIONAL INITIATION-FACTOR IF3 CONSISTS OF 2 COMPACT ALPHA/BETA DOMAINS LINKED BY AN ALPHA-HELIX

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作者
BIOU, V [1 ]
SHU, F [1 ]
RAMAKRISHNAN, V [1 ]
机构
[1] BROOKHAVEN NATL LAB,DEPT BIOL,UPTON,NY 11973
关键词
ANOMALOUS SCATTERING; MULTIWAVELENGTH ANOMALOUS DISPERSION; RIBOSOME; SELENOMETHIONINE; TRANSLATION;
D O I
10.1002/j.1460-2075.1995.tb00077.x
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The structures of the two domains of translational initiation factor IF3 from Bacillus stearothermophilus have been solved by X-ray crystallography using single wavelength anomalous scattering and multiwavelength anomalous diffraction, Each of the two domains has an alpha/beta topology, with an exposed beta-sheet that is reminiscent of several ribosomal and other RNA binding proteins, An alpha-helix that protrudes out from the body of the N-terminal domain towards the C-terminal domain suggests that IF3 consists of two RNA binding domains connected by an alpha-helix and that it may bridge two regions of the ribosome. This represents the first high resolution structural information on a translational initiation factor.
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页码:4056 / 4064
页数:9
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