1efu
ELONGATION FACTOR COMPLEX EF-TU/EF-TS FROM ESCHERICHIA COLI
OverviewOverview
The crystal structure of the EF-Tu.EF-Ts complex from Escherichia coli has been determined to a resolution of 2.5 A. The complex contains two subunits of each of the elongation factors. The two EF-Ts molecules form a tight dimer, but there is little contact between the two EF-Tu molecules. The interaction of EF-Ts with EF-Tu results principally in the disruption of the Mg2+ ion binding site, thereby reducing the affinity of EF-Tu for guanine nucleotides.
About this StructureAbout this Structure
1EFU is a Protein complex structure of sequences from Escherichia coli. The following page contains interesting information on the relation of 1EFU with [Elongation Factors]. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
ReferenceReference
The structure of the Escherichia coli EF-Tu.EF-Ts complex at 2.5 A resolution., Kawashima T, Berthet-Colominas C, Wulff M, Cusack S, Leberman R, Nature. 1996 Feb 8;379(6565):511-8. PMID:8596629 Page seeded by OCA on Fri May 2 15:02:45 2008