The pathway to GTPase activation of elongation factor SelB on the ribosome

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关键词: AMINOACYL-TRANSFER-RNA;    FACTOR-TU;    MESSENGER-RNA;    CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE;    EF-TU;    SELENOCYSTEINE INCORPORATION;    ACTIVE-ROLE;    RECOGNITION;    HYDROLYSIS;    BINDING;   

DOI  :  10.1038/nature20560

来源: SCIE

【 摘 要 】

In all domains of life, selenocysteine (Sec) is delivered to the ribosome by selenocysteine-specific tRNA (tRNA(Sec)) with the help of a specialized translation factor, SelB in bacteria. Sec-tRNA(Sec) recodes a UGA stop codon next to a downstream mRNA stem-loop. Here we present the structures of six intermediates on the pathway of UGA recoding in Escherichia coli by single-particle cryo-electron microscopy. The structures explain the specificity of Sec-tRNA(Sec) binding by SelB and show large-scale rearrangements of Sec-tRNA(Sec). Upon initial binding of SelB-Sec-tRNA(Sec) to the ribosome and codon reading, the 30S subunit adopts an open conformation with Sec-tRNA(Sec) covering the sarcin-ricin loop (SRL) on the 50S subunit. Subsequent codon recognition results in a local closure of the decoding site, which moves Sec-tRNA(Sec) away from the SRL and triggers a global closure of the 30S subunit shoulder domain. As a consequence, SelB docks on the SRL, activating the GTPase of SelB. These results reveal how codon recognition triggers GTPase activation in translational GTPases.

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