PMID:10747796
| Citation |
Muth, GW, Hennelly, SP and Hill, WE (2000) Using a targeted chemical nuclease to elucidate conformational changes in the E. coli 30S ribosomal subunit. Biochemistry 39:4068-74 |
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| Abstract |
Determining the detailed tertiary structure of 16S rRNA within 30S ribosomal subunits remains a challenging problem. The particular structure of the RNA which allows tRNA to effectively interact with the associated mRNA during protein synthesis remains particularly ambiguous. This study utilizes a chemical nuclease, 1, 10-o-phenanthroline-copper, to localize regions of 16S rRNA proximal to the decoding region under conditions in which tRNA does not readily associate with the 30S subunit (inactive conformation), and under conditions which optimize tRNA binding (active conformation). By covalently attaching 1,10-phenanthroline-copper to a DNA oligomer complementary to nucleotides in the decoding region (1396-1403), we have determined that nucleotides 923-929, 1391-1396, and 1190-1192 are within approximately 15 A of the nucleotide base-paired to nucleotide 1403 in inactive subunits, but in active subunits only cleavages (1404-1405) immediately proximal to the 5' end of the hybridized probe remain. These results provide evidence for dynamic movement in the 30S ribosomal subunit, reported for the first time using a targeted chemical nuclease. |
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Base Sequence; Escherichia coli; Molecular Sequence Data; Nucleic Acid Conformation; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/chemistry; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/metabolism; Ribonucleases; Ribosomal Proteins/chemistry; Ribosomal Proteins/metabolism; Ribosomes/chemistry; Ribosomes/metabolism; Structure-Activity Relationship |
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