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Abstract

In the elongation cycle of bacterial protein synthesis the interaction between elongation factor-Tu (EF-Tu)⋅guanosine triphosphate (GTP), aminoacyl-transfer RNA (aa-tRNA), and messenger RNA-programmed ribosomes is associated with the hydrolysis of GTP. This interaction determines the selection of the proper aa-tRNA for incorporation into the polypeptide. In the canonical scheme, one molecule of GTP is hydrolyzed in the EF-Tu-dependent binding of aa-tRNA to the ribosome, and a second molecule is hydrolyzed in the elongation factor-G (EF-G)-mediated translocation of the polypeptide from the ribosomal A site to the P site. Substitution of Asp 138 with Asn in EF-Tu changed the substrate specificity from GTP to xanthosine triphosphate and demonstrated that the EF-Tu-mediated reactions involved the hydrolysis of two nucleotide triphosphates for each Phe incorporated. This stoichiometry of two is associated with the binding of the correct aa-tRNA to the ribosome.

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Weijland, A., & Parmeggiani, A. (1993). Toward a Model for the Interaction Between Elongation Factor Tu and the Ribosome. Science, 259(5099), 1311–1314.

Authors 2
  1. Albert Weijland (first)
  2. Andrea Parmeggiani (additional)
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@article{Weijland_1993, title={Toward a Model for the Interaction Between Elongation Factor Tu and the Ribosome}, volume={259}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.8446899}, DOI={10.1126/science.8446899}, number={5099}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Weijland, Albert and Parmeggiani, Andrea}, year={1993}, month=feb, pages={1311–1314} }