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. 1990 Jan 5;211(1):135-45.
doi: 10.1016/0022-2836(90)90016-F.

Binding of tRNA to the ribosomal A and P sites protects two distinct sets of nucleotides in 16 S rRNA

D Moazed  1 , H F Noller
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Binding of tRNA to the ribosomal A and P sites protects two distinct sets of nucleotides in 16 S rRNA

D Moazed et al. J Mol Biol. .

Abstract

Transfer RNA protects a characteristic set of bases in 16 S rRNA from chemical probes when it binds to ribosomes. We used several criteria, based on construction of well-characterized in vitro ribosome-tRNA complexes, to assign these proteins to A or P-site binding. All of these approaches lead to similar conclusions. In the A site, tRNA caused protection of G529, G530, A1492 and A1493 (strongly), and A1408 and G1494 (weakly). In the P site, the protected bases are G693, A794, C795, G926 and G1401 (strong), and A532, G966, G1338 and G1339 (weak). In contrast to what is observed for 23 S rRNA, blocking the release of EF-Tu.GDP from the ribosome by kirromycin has no detectable effect on the protection of bases in 16 S rRNA.

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