Ribosome recycling factor

Function

Ribosome recycling factor (RRF) acts in releasing the ribosome from mRNA after completion of protein synthesis.

RRF splits the ribosome into its small and large subunits. RRF is used together with elongation factor G in achieving this separation[1]. RRF is a structural mimic of tRNA but binds to the ribosome differently than the A-site, P-site or E-site tRNA.

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E. coli ribosome recycling factor complex with decyloxy-methanol and Hg+2 ion (PDB code 1ek8)

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3D Structures of ribosome recycling factor3D Structures of ribosome recycling factor

Updated on 31-October-2023

ReferencesReferences

  1. Hirokawa G, Nijman RM, Raj VS, Kaji H, Igarashi K, Kaji A. The role of ribosome recycling factor in dissociation of 70S ribosomes into subunits. RNA. 2005 Aug;11(8):1317-28. PMID:16043510 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1261/rna.2520405

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