Artículo
The structure of the 80S ribosome from Trypanosoma cruzi reveals unique rRNA components
Fecha de publicación:
07/2005
Editorial:
National Academy of Sciences
Revista:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of The United States of America
ISSN:
0027-8424
e-ISSN:
1091-6490
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
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Resumen
We present analysis, by cryo-electron microscopy and single-particle reconstruction, of the structure of the 80S ribosome from Trypanosoma cruzi, the kinetoplastid protozoan pathogen that causes Chagas disease. The density map of the T. cruzi 80S ribosome shows the phylogenetically conserved eukaryotic rRNA core structure, together with distinctive structural features in both the small and large subunits. Remarkably, a previously undescribed helical structure appears in the small subunit in the vicinity of the mRNA exit channel. We propose that this rRNA structure likely participates in the recruitment of ribosome onto the 5′ end of mRNA, in facilitating and modulating the initiation of translation that is unique to the trypanosomes.
Palabras clave:
Eukaryote
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Initiation
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Translation
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Articulos(IIBBA)
Articulos de INST.DE INVEST.BIOQUIMICAS DE BS.AS(I)
Articulos de INST.DE INVEST.BIOQUIMICAS DE BS.AS(I)
Articulos(INGEBI)
Articulos de INST.DE INVEST.EN ING.GENETICA Y BIOL.MOLECULAR "DR. HECTOR N TORRES"
Articulos de INST.DE INVEST.EN ING.GENETICA Y BIOL.MOLECULAR "DR. HECTOR N TORRES"
Citación
Gao, Haixiao; Ayub, Maximiliano Juri; Levin, Mariano Jorge; Frank, Joachim; The structure of the 80S ribosome from Trypanosoma cruzi reveals unique rRNA components; National Academy of Sciences; Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of The United States of America; 102; 29; 7-2005; 10206-10211
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