1B23: Elongation factor tu

E. coli cysteinyl-tRNA and T. aquaticus elongation factor EF-TU:GTP ternary complex. Determined by X-ray diffraction at 2.6 Å resolution. Released 7 Dec 1998.

Method
X-ray diffraction
Resolution
2.6 Å
Organisms
Escherichia coli, Thermus aquaticus
Chains
2
Atoms
5,040
Mol. weight
69.58 kDa
Ligands
MG, CYS, GNP
Released
7 Dec 1998

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

1B23 contains 16 α-helices and 28 β-strands across 1 chain. Residue ranges use author residue numbering, as in the PDB file, from PDBe. To see them in 3D, choose the Cartoon representation with Secondary structure coloring: helices, sheets and coils get different colors.

Chain P: 16 helices, 28 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand411
β-strand11-1772
α-helix24-3815
α-helix47-504
α-helix54-596
β-strand66-7162
β-strand76-8162
α-helix82-832
α-helix86-883
α-helix89-968
β-strand101-10772
α-helix114-12512
β-strand130-13672
α-helix138-1403
α-helix144-16017
β-strand170-17232
α-helix175-18410
α-helix194-20916
α-helix213-2153
α-helix220-2212
β-strand222-22433
β-strand227-23154
β-strand235-24174
β-strand24413
β-strand246-24835
β-strand252-25653
β-strand264-26633
β-strand267-27044
β-strand271-27221
β-strand275-27621
β-strand279-28135
β-strand285-29064
β-strand303-30533
β-strand313-322106
α-helix323-3242
α-helix325-3273
β-strand33417
β-strand341-34446
β-strand347-35486
α-helix355-3562
β-strand36217
β-strand367-378126
β-strand385-39066
β-strand393-402106

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
Cysteinyl tRNARRNA74Escherichia coli
Elongation factor tuPprotein405Thermus aquaticusQ01698 (AlphaFold model)
Sequence of entity 1 (R), FASTA
>1B23_1 CYSTEINYL TRNA (chains R)
GGCGCGUUAACAAAGCGGUUAUGUAGCGGAUUGCAAAUCCGUCUAGUCCGGUUCGACUCC
GGAACGCGCCUCCA
Sequence of entity 2 (P), FASTA
>1B23_2 ELONGATION FACTOR TU (chains P)
AKGEFIRTKPHVNVGTIGHVDHGKTTLTAALTYVAAAENPNVEVKDYGDIDKAPEERARG
ITINTAHVEYETAKRHYSHVDCPGHADYIKNMITGAAQMDGAILVVSAADGPMPQTREHI
LLARQVGVPYIVVFMNKVDMVDDPELLDLVEMEVRDLLNQYEFPGDEVPVIRGSALLALE
EMHKNPKTKRGENEWVDKIWELLDAIDEYIPTPVRDVDKPFLMPVEDVFTITGRGTVATG
RIERGKVKVGDEVEIVGLAPETRKTVVTGVEMHRKTLQEGIAGDNVGLLLRGVSREEVER
GQVLAKPGSITPHTKFEASVYILKKEEGGRHTGFFTGYRPQFYFRTTDVTGVVRLPQGVE
MVMPGDNVTFTVELIKPVALEEGLRFAIREGGRTVGAGVVTKILE

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
MGMagnesium ionMg3
CYSCysteineC3 H7 N O2 S1
GNPPhosphoaminophosphonic acid-guanylate esterC10 H17 N6 O13 P31

Water and common crystallization additives (SO4) are not listed.

Primary citation

The crystal structure of Cys-tRNACys-EF-Tu-GDPNP reveals general and specific features in the ternary complex and in tRNA. Nissen, P., Thirup, S., Kjeldgaard, M. et al. Structure (1999) 7:143-156. DOI 10.1016/S0969-2126(99)80021-5 · PubMed

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