All-atom homology model of the Escherichia coli 30S ribosomal subunit
- 16 September 2002
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
- Vol. 9 (10) , 750-755
- https://doi.org/10.1038/nsb841
Abstract
Understanding the structural basis of ribosomal function requires close comparison between biochemical and structural data. Although a large amount of biochemical data are available for the Escherichia coli ribosome, the structure has not been solved to atomic resolution. Using a new RNA homology procedure, we have modeled the all-atom structure of the E. coli 30S ribosomal subunit. We find that the tertiary structure of the ribosome core, including the A-, P- and E-sites, is highly conserved. The hypervariable regions in our structure, which differ from the structure of the 30S ribosomal subunit from Thermus thermophilus, are consistent with the cryo-EM map of the E. coli ribosome.Keywords
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