GTP hydrolysis by EF-G synchronizes tRNA movement on small and large ribosomal subunits

EMBO Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1073-1085

  Holtkamp, Wolf ^a   Cunha, Carlos E ^a   Peske, Frank ^a   Konevega, Andrey L ^a,b,c   Wintermeyer, Wolfgang ^a   Rodnina, Marina V ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b PETERSBURG NUCLEAR PHYSICS INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^c PETER THE GREAT ST PETERSBURG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

molecular machines; movement; protein synthesis; ribosome; translation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ELONGATION FACTOR G; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSFER RNA; TRANSLATION TERMINATION FACTOR; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL MOTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; LARGE RIBOSOMAL SUBUNIT; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RIBOSOME; RNA TRANSLATION; RNA TRANSPORT; SMALL RIBOSOMAL SUBUNIT;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; HYDROLYSIS; KINETICS; MOVEMENT; ORGANISMS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTOR G; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RIBOSOME SUBUNITS, LARGE, BACTERIAL; RIBOSOME SUBUNITS, SMALL, BACTERIAL; RNA TRANSPORT; RNA, TRANSFER;

EID: 84899892794     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: 14602075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/embj.201387465     Document Type: Article

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