Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-2017
Abstract
A model Post-Termination Complex (PoTC) used for the discovery of Ribosome Recycling Factor (RRF) was purified and characterized by cryo-electron microscopic analysis and biochemical methods. We established that the model PoTC has mostly one tRNA, at the P/E or P/P position, together with one mRNA. The structural studies were supported by the biochemical measurement of bound tRNA and mRNA. Using this substrate, we establish that the release of tRNA, release of mRNA and splitting of ribosomal subunits occur during the recycling reaction. Order of these events is tRNA release first followed by mRNA release and splitting almost simultaneously. Moreover, we demonstrate that IF3 is not involved in any of the recycling reactions but simply prevents the re-association of split ribosomal subunits. Our finding demonstrates that the important function of RRF includes the release of mRNA, which is often missed by the use of a short ORF with the Shine-Dalgarno sequence near the termination site.
Recommended Citation
Iwakura, Nobuhiro; Yokoyama, Takeshi; Quaglia, Fabio; Mitsuoka, Kaoru; Mio, Kazuhiro; Shigematsu, Hideki; Shirouzu, Mikako; Kaji, Akira; and Kaji, Hideko, "Chemical and structural characterization of a model Post-Termination Complex (PoTC) for the ribosome recycling reaction: Evidence for the release of the mRNA by RRF and EF-G." (2017). Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Faculty Papers. Paper 120.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/bmpfp/120
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PubMed ID
28542628
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This article has been peer reviewed. It is the authors' final version prior to publication in PLoS ONE
Volume 12, Issue 5, May 2017, Article number e0177972.
The published version is available at DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177972. Copyright © Iwakura et al.