The structure of the archaebacterial ribosomal protein S7 and its possible interaction with 16S rRNA

Ribosomal protein S7 is one of the ubiquitous components of the small subunit of the ribosome. It is a 16S rRNA-binding protein positioned close to the exit of the tRNA, and it plays a role in initiating assembly of the head of the 30S subunit. Previous structural analyses of eubacterial S7 have shown that it has a stable alpha-helix core and a flexible beta-arm. Unlike these eubacterial proteins, archaebacterial or eukaryotic S7 has an N-terminal extension of approximately 60 residues. The crystal structure of S7 from archaebacterium Pyrococcus horikoshii (PhoS7) has been determined at 2.1 A resolution. The final model of PhoS7 consists of six major alpha-helices, a short 3(10)-helix and two beta-stands. The major part (residues 18-45) of the N-terminal extension of PhoS7 reinforces the alpha-helical core by well-extended hydrophobic interactions, while the other part (residues 46-63) is not visible in the crystal and is possibly fixed only by interacting with 16S rRNA. These differences in the N-terminal extension as well as in the insertion (between alpha1 and alpha2) of the archaebacterial S7 structure from eubacterial S7 are such that they do not necessitate a major change in the structure of the currently available eubacterial 16S rRNA. Some of the inserted chains might pass through gaps formed by helices of the 16S rRNA.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2001

Erschienen:

2001

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:130

Enthalten in:

Journal of biochemistry - 130(2001), 5 vom: 07. Nov., Seite 695-701

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hosaka, H [VerfasserIn]
Yao, M [VerfasserIn]
Kimura, M [VerfasserIn]
Tanaka, I [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

9014-25-9
Archaeal Proteins
Comparative Study
Journal Article
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
RNA, Transfer
RNA-Binding Proteins
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Ribosomal Proteins
Ribosomal protein S7

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 22.02.2002

Date Revised 13.05.2019

published: Print

PDB: 1IQV

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM115811125