Cryo-EM structure and rRNA model of a translating eukaryotic 80S ribosome at 5.5-A resolution.
Armache, J.P., Jarasch, A., Anger, A.M., Villa, E., Becker, T., Bhushan, S., Jossinet, F., Habeck, M., Dindar, G., Franckenberg, S., Marquez, V., Mielke, T., Thomm, M., Berninghausen, O., Beatrix, B., Soding, J., Westhof, E., Wilson, D.N., Beckmann, R.(2010) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 107: 19748-19753
- PubMed: 20980660
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1009999107
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
3IZD, 4V6I - PubMed Abstract:
Protein biosynthesis, the translation of the genetic code into polypeptides, occurs on ribonucleoprotein particles called ribosomes. Although X-ray structures of bacterial ribosomes are available, high-resolution structures of eukaryotic 80S ribosomes are lacking. Using cryoelectron microscopy and single-particle reconstruction, we have determined the structure of a translating plant (Triticum aestivum) 80S ribosome at 5.5-Å resolution. This map, together with a 6.1-Å map of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae 80S ribosome, has enabled us to model ∼98% of the rRNA. Accurate assignment of the rRNA expansion segments (ES) and variable regions has revealed unique ES-ES and r-protein-ES interactions, providing insight into the structure and evolution of the eukaryotic ribosome.
Organizational Affiliation:
Gene Center, Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Feodor-Lynen-Strasse 25, 81377 Munich, Germany.