Coordinates of the thermus thermophilus 30S components neighboring RbfA as obtained by fitting into the CRYO-EM map of A 30S-RBFA complexCoordinates of the thermus thermophilus 30S components neighboring RbfA as obtained by fitting into the CRYO-EM map of A 30S-RBFA complex

Structural highlights

2r1g is a 10 chain structure with sequence from Thet2. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Gene:rpsM, rps13 (THET2), rpsI, rps9 (THET2), rpsL, rps12 (THET2)
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum

Function

[RS12_THETH] With S4 and S5 plays an important role in translational accuracy (By similarity).[HAMAP-Rule:MF_00403_B] Interacts with and stabilizes bases of the 16S rRNA that are involved in tRNA selection in the A site and with the mRNA backbone. Located at the interface of the 30S and 50S subunits, it traverses the body of the 30S subunit contacting proteins on the other side and probably holding the rRNA structure together. The combined cluster of proteins S8, S12 and S17 appears to hold together the shoulder and platform of the 30S subunit (By similarity).[HAMAP-Rule:MF_00403_B] [RS9_THET2] Part of the top of the head of the 30S subunit. The C-terminal region penetrates the head emerging in the P-site where it contacts tRNA (By similarity). [RS13_THET2] Located at the top of the head of the 30S subunit, it contacts several helices of the 16S rRNA. In the 70S ribosome it contacts the 23S rRNA (bridge B1a) and protein L5 of the 50S subunit (bridge B1b), connecting the 2 subunits; these bridges are implicated in subunit movement. Contacts the tRNAs in the A and P-sites (By similarity).

Evolutionary Conservation

 

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Publication Abstract from PubMed

Ribosome binding factor A (RbfA) is a bacterial cold shock response protein, required for an efficient processing of the 5' end of the 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) during assembly of the small (30S) ribosomal subunit. Here we present a crystal structure of Thermus thermophilus (Tth) RbfA and a three-dimensional cryo-electron microscopic (EM) map of the Tth 30S*RbfA complex. RbfA binds to the 30S subunit in a position overlapping the binding sites of the A and P site tRNAs, and RbfA's functionally important C terminus extends toward the 5' end of the 16S rRNA. In the presence of RbfA, a portion of the 16S rRNA encompassing helix 44, which is known to be directly involved in mRNA decoding and tRNA binding, is displaced. These results shed light on the role played by RbfA during maturation of the 30S subunit, and also indicate how RbfA provides cells with a translational advantage under conditions of cold shock.

Structural aspects of RbfA action during small ribosomal subunit assembly.,Datta PP, Wilson DN, Kawazoe M, Swami NK, Kaminishi T, Sharma MR, Booth TM, Takemoto C, Fucini P, Yokoyama S, Agrawal RK Mol Cell. 2007 Nov 9;28(3):434-45. PMID:17996707[1]

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See Also

References

  1. Datta PP, Wilson DN, Kawazoe M, Swami NK, Kaminishi T, Sharma MR, Booth TM, Takemoto C, Fucini P, Yokoyama S, Agrawal RK. Structural aspects of RbfA action during small ribosomal subunit assembly. Mol Cell. 2007 Nov 9;28(3):434-45. PMID:17996707 doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2007.08.026

2r1g, resolution 12.50Å

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