4WQU: Thermus thermophilus 70S ribosome

Crystal structure of the Thermus thermophilus 70S ribosome in complex with elongation factor G trapped by the antibiotic dityromycin. Determined by X-ray diffraction at 2.8 Å resolution. Released 28 Jan 2015.

Method
X-ray diffraction
Resolution
2.8 Å
Organisms
Thermus thermophilus HB8, Thermus thermophilus, synthetic construct
Chains
118
Atoms
310,038
Mol. weight
4754.77 kDa
Ligands
MG, ZN, SF4, GDP
Released
28 Jan 2015

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

4WQU contains 521 α-helices and 778 β-strands across 104 chains. 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 A0: 2 helices, 8 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix16-183
β-strand22-232236
β-strand30-312237
β-strand36-394236
β-strand46-472237
β-strand51-533236
β-strand59-613236
β-strand65-717237
α-helix73-753
β-strand77-837237
Chain A1: 5 helices, 4 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix121
β-strand13-219244
α-helix25-273
β-strand33-4210244
β-strand46-538245
β-strand56-638245
α-helix64-663
α-helix67-759
α-helix87-959
Chain A2: 3 helices, 0 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix3-1412
α-helix18-4023
α-helix48-6922
Chain A3: 3 helices, 3 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand3-861
α-helix17-259
β-strand34-3851
α-helix41-499
α-helix51-533
β-strand54-5961
Chain A4: 0 helices, 3 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand10-1674
β-strand21-2664
β-strand30-3344
Chain A5: 4 helices, 4 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix10-123
α-helix13-197
α-helix20-223
α-helix24-296
β-strand31-32211
β-strand39-40211
β-strand51-52212
β-strand55-56212
Chain A6: 1 helix, 4 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand6-13828
β-strand19-26828
α-helix33-342
β-strand35-40628
β-strand45-52828
Chain A7: 3 helices, 0 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix9-168
α-helix18-236
α-helix25-3612

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Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
23S Ribosomal RNAAA, CARNA2915Thermus thermophilus HB8
5S Ribosomal RNAAB, CBRNA121Thermus thermophilus HB8
50S ribosomal protein L1AC, CCprotein228Thermus thermophilusQ5SLP7 (AlphaFold model)
50S ribosomal protein L2AD, CDprotein276Thermus thermophilusP60405 (AlphaFold model)
50S ribosomal protein L3AE, CEprotein206Thermus thermophilusQ5SHN8 (AlphaFold model)
50S ribosomal protein L4AF, CFprotein210Thermus thermophilusQ5SHN9 (AlphaFold model)
50S ribosomal protein L5AG, CGprotein182Thermus thermophilusQ5SHQ0
50S ribosomal protein L6AH, CHprotein180Thermus thermophilusP0DOY8
50S ribosomal protein L10AK, CKprotein173Thermus thermophilusQ8VVE3
50S ribosomal protein L11AL, CLprotein147Thermus thermophilusQ5SLP6
50S ribosomal protein L13AN, CNprotein140Thermus thermophilusP60488
50S ribosomal protein L14AO, COprotein122Thermus thermophilusQ5SHP8

46 more molecules are not listed.

Sequence of entity 1 (AA, CA), FASTA
>4WQU_1 23S Ribosomal RNA (chains AA, CA)
GUCAAGAUGGUAAGGGCCCACGGUGGAUGCCUCGGCACCCGAGCCGAUGAAGGACGUGGC
UACCUGCGAUAAGCCAGGGGGAGCCGGUAGCGGGCGUGGAUCCCUGGAUGUCCGAAUGGG
GGAACCCGGCCGGCGGGAACGCCGGUCACCGCGCUUUUGCGCGGGGGGAACCUGGGGAAC
UGAAACAUCUCAGUACCCAGAGGAGAGGAAAGAGAAAUCGACUCCCUGAGUAGCGGCGAG
CGAAAGGGGACCAGCCUAAACCGUCCGGCUUGUCCGGGCGGGGUCGUGGGGCCCUCGGAC
ACCGAAUCCCCAGCCUAGCCGAAGCUGUUGGGAAGCAGCGCCAGAGAGGGUGAAAGCCCC
GUAGGCGAAAGGUGGGGGGAUAGGUGAGGGUACCCGAGUACCCCGUGGUUCGUGGAGCCA
UGGGGGAAUCUGGGCGGACCACCGCCUAAGGCUAAGUACUCCGGGUGACCGAUAGCGCAC
CAGUACCGUGAGGGAAAGGUGAAAAGAACCCCGGGAGGGGAGUGAAAUAGAGCCUGAAAC
CGUGGGCUUACAAGCAGUCACGGCCCCGCAAGGGGUUGUGGCGUGCCUAUUGAAGCAUGA
GCCGGCGACUCACGGUCGUGGGCGAGCUUAAGCCGUUGAGGCGGAGGCGUAGGGAAACCG
AGUCCGAACAGGGCGCAAGCGGGCCGCACGCGGCCCGCAAAGUCCGCGGCCGUGGACCCG
AAACCGGGCGAGCUAGCCCUGGCCAGGGUGAAGCUGGGGUGAGACCCAGUGGAGGCCCGA
ACCGGUGGGGGAUGCAAACCCCUCGGAUGAGCUGGGGCUAGGAGUGAAAAGCUAACCGAG
CCCGGAGAUAGCUGGUUCUCCCCGAAAUGACUUUAGGGUCAGCCUCAGGCGCUGACUGGG
GCCUGUAGAGCACUGAUAGGGCUAGGGGGCCCACCAGCCUACCAAACCCUGUCAAACUCC
GAAGGGUCCCAGGUGGAGCCUGGGAGUGAGGGCGCGAGCGAUAACGUCCGCGUCCGAGCG
CGGGAACAACCGAGACCGCCAGCUAAGGCCCCCAAGUCUGGGCUAAGUGGUAAAGGAUGU
GGCGCCGCGAAGACAGCCAGGAGGUUGGCUUAGAAGCAGCCAUCCUUUAAAGAGUGCGUA
AUAGCUCACUGGUCGAGUGGCGCCGCGCCGAAAAUGAUCGGGGCUUAAGCCCAGCGCCGA
AGCUGCGGGUCUGGGGGAUGACCCCAGGCGGUAGGGGAGCGUUCCCGAUGCCGAUGAAGG
CCGACCCGCGAGGGCGGCUGGAGGUAAGGGAAGUGCGAAUGCCGGCAUGAGUAACGAUAA
AGAGGGUGAGAAUCCCUCUCGCCGUAAGCCCAAGGGUUCCUACGCAAUGGUCGUCAGCGU
AGGGUUAGGCGGGACCUAAGGUGAAGCCGAAAGGCGUAGCCGAAGGGCAGCCGGUUAAUA
UUCCGGCCCUUCCCGCAGGUGCGAUGGGGGGACGCUCUAGGCUAGGGGGACCGGAGCCAU
GGACGAGCCCGGCCAGAAGCGCAGGGUGGGAGGUAGGCAAAUCCGCCUCCCAACAAGCUC
UGCGUGGUGGGGAAGCCCGUACGGGUGACAACCCCCCGAAGCCAGGGAGCCAAGAAAAGC
CUCUAAGCACAACCUGCGGGAACCCGUACCGCAAACCGACACAGGUGGGCGGGUGCAAGA
GCACUCAGGCGCGCGGGAGAACCCUCGCCAAGGAACUCUGCAAGUUGGCCCCGUAACUUC
GGGAGAAGGGGUGCUCCCUGGGGUGAUGAGCCCCGGGGAGCCGCAGUGAACAGGCUCUGG
CGACUGUUUACCAAAAACACAGCUCUCUGCGAACUCGUAAGAGGAGGUAUAGGGAGCGAC
GCUUGCCCGGUGCCGGAAGGUCAAGGGGAGGGGUGCAAGCCCCGAACCGAAGCCCCGGUG
AACGGCGGCCGUAACUAUAACGGUCCUAAGGUAGCGAAAUUCCUUGUCGGGUAAGUUCCG
ACCUGCACGAAAAGCGUAACGACCGGAGCGCUGUCUCGGCGAGGGACCCGGUGAAAUUGA
ACUGGCCGUGAAGAUGCGGCCUACCCGUGGCAGGACGAAAAGACCCCGUGGAGCUUUACU
GCAGCCUGGUGUUGGCUCUUGGUCGCGCCUGCGUAGGAUAGGUGGGAGCCUGUGAACCCC
CGCCUCCGGGUGGGGGGGAGGCGCCGGUGAAAUACCACCCUGGCGCGGCUGGGGGCCUAA
CCCUCGGAUGGGGGGACAGCGCUUGGCGGGCAGUUUGACUGGGGCGGUCGCCUCCUAAAA
GGUAACGGAGGCGCCCAAAGGUCCCCUCAGGCGGGACGGAAAUCCGCCGGAGAGCGCAAG
GGUAGAAGGGGGCCUGACUGCGAGGCCUGCAAGCCGAGCAGGGGCGAAAGCCGGGCCUAG
UGAACCGGUGGUCCCGUGUGGAAGGGCCAUCGAUCAACGGAUAAAAGUUACCCCGGGGAU
AACAGGCUGAUCUCCCCCGAGCGUCCACAGCGGCGGGGAGGUUUGGCACCUCGAUGUCGG
CUCGUCGCAUCCUGGGGCUGAAGAAGGUCCCAAGGGUUGGGCUGUUCGCCCAUUAAAGCG
GCACGCGAGCUGGGUUCAGAACGUCGUGAGACAGUUCGGUCUCUAUCCGCCACGGGCGCA
GGAGGCUUGAGGGGGGCUCUUCCUAGUACGAGAGGACCGGAAGGGACGCACCUCUGGUUU
CCCAGCUGUCCCUCCAGGGGCAUAAGCUGGGUAGCCAUGUGCGGAAGGGAUAACCGCUGA
AAGCAUCUAAGCGGGAAGCCCGCCCCAAGAUGAGGCCUCCCACGGCGUCAAGCCGGUAAG
GACCCGGGAAGACCACCCGGUGGAUGGGCCGGGGGUGUAAGCGCCGCGAGGCGUUGAGCC
GACCGGUCCCAAUCGUCCGAGGUCUUGACCCCUCC
Sequence of entity 2 (AB, CB), FASTA
>4WQU_2 5S Ribosomal RNA (chains AB, CB)
UCCCCCGUGCCCAUAGCGGCGUGGAACCACCCGUUCCCAUUCCGAACACGGAAGUGAAAC
GCGCCAGCGCCGAUGGUACUGGGCGGGCGACCGCCUGGGAGAGUAGGUCGGUGCGGGGGA
U
Sequence of entity 3 (AC, CC), FASTA
>4WQU_3 50S ribosomal protein L1 (chains AC, CC)
PKHGKRYRALLEKVDPNKVYTIDEAARLVKELATAKFDETVEVHAKLGIDPRRSDQNVRG
TVSLPHGLGKQVRVLAIAKGEKIKEAEEAGADYVGGEEIIQKILDGWMDFDAVVATPDVM
GAVGSKLGRILGPRGLLPNPKAGTVGFNIGEIIREIKAGRIEFRNDKTGAIHAPVGKASF
PPEKLADNIRAFIRALEAHKPEGAKGTFLRSVYVTTTMGPSVRINPHS
Sequence of entity 4 (AD, CD), FASTA
>4WQU_4 50S ribosomal protein L2 (chains AD, CD)
MAVKKFKPYTPSRRFMTVADFSEITKTEPEKSLVKPLKKTGGRNNQGRITVRFRGGGHKR
LYRIIDFKRWDKVGIPAKVAAIEYDPNRSARIALLHYVDGEKRYIIAPDGLQVGQQVVAG
PDAPIQVGNALPLRFIPVGTVVHAVELEPKKGAKLARAAGTSAQIQGREGDYVILRLPSG
ELRKVHGECYATVGAVGNADHKNIVLGKAGRSRWLGRRPHVRGAAMNPVDHPHGGGEGRA
PRGRPPASPWGWQTKGLKTRKRRKPSSRFIIARRKK
Sequence of entity 5 (AE, CE), FASTA
>4WQU_5 50S ribosomal protein L3 (chains AE, CE)
MKGILGVKVGMTRIFRDDRAVPVTVILAGPCPVVQRRTPEKDGYTAVQLGFLPQNPKRVN
RPLKGHFAKAGVEPVRILREIRDFNPEGDTVTVEIFKPGERVDVTGTSKGRGFAGVMKRW
NFAGGPDSHGAHKIHRHPGSIGNRKTPGRVYKGKKMAGHYGAERVTVMNLEVVDVIPEEN
LLLVKGAVPGPNGGLVIVRETKKAAK
Sequence of entity 6 (AF, CF), FASTA
>4WQU_6 50S ribosomal protein L4 (chains AF, CF)
MKEVAVYQIPVLSPSGRRELAADLPAEINPHLLWEVVRWQLAKRRRGTASTKTRGEVAYS
GRKIWPQKHTGRARHGDIGAPIFVGGGVVFGPKPRDYSYTLPKKVRKKGLAMAVADRARE
GKLLLVEAFAGVNGKTKEFLAWAKEAGLDGSESVLLVTGNELVRRAARNLPWVVTLAPEG
LNVYDIVRTERLVMDLDAWEVFQNRIGGEA
Sequence of entity 7 (AG, CG), FASTA
>4WQU_7 50S ribosomal protein L5 (chains AG, CG)
MPLDVALKRKYYEEVRPELIRRFGYQNVWEVPRLEKVVINQGLGEAKEDARILEKAAQEL
ALITGQKPAVTRAKKSISNFKLRKGMPIGLRVTLRRDRMWIFLEKLLNVALPRIRDFRGL
NPNSFDGRGNYNLGLREQLIFPEITYDMVDALRGMDIAVVTTAETDEEARALLELLGFPF
RK
Sequence of entity 8 (AH, CH), FASTA
>4WQU_8 50S ribosomal protein L6 (chains AH, CH)
MSRIGRLPIPVPKGVSVEVAPGRVKVKGPKGELEVPVSPEMRVVVEEGVVRVERPSDERR
HKSLHGLTRTLIANAVKGVSEGYSKELLIKGIGYRARLVGRALELTVGFSHPVVVEPPEG
ITFEVPEPTRVRVSGIDKQKVGQVAANIRAIRKPSAYHEKGIYYAGEPVRLKPGKAGAKK
Sequence of entity 9 (AK, CK), FASTA
>4WQU_9 50S ribosomal protein L10 (chains AK, CK)
MPNKRNVELLATLKENLERAQGSFFLVNYQGLPAKETHALRQALKQNGARLFVAKNTLIR
LALKELGLPELDGLQGPSAVVFYEDPVAAAKTLVQFAKSNPKGIPQVKSGLLQGQILTAK
DVEALAELPTMDELRAELVGVLQAPMAELVGVLGGVARELVGILEAYAEKKAA
Sequence of entity 10 (AL, CL), FASTA
>4WQU_10 50S ribosomal protein L11 (chains AL, CL)
MKKVVAVVKLQLPAGKATPAPPVGPALGQHGANIMEFVKAFNAATANMGDAIVPVEITIY
ADRSFTFVTKTPPASYLIRKAAGLEKGAHKPGREKVGRITWEQVLEIAKQKMPDLNTTDL
EAAARMIAGSARSMGVEVVGAPEVKDA
Sequence of entity 11 (AN, CN), FASTA
>4WQU_11 50S ribosomal protein L13 (chains AN, CN)
MKTYVPKQVEPRWVLIDAEGKTLGRLATKIATLLRGKHRPDWTPNVAMGDFVVVVNADKI
RVTGKKLEQKIYTRYSGYPGGLKKIPLEKMLATHPERVLEHAVKGMLPKGPLGRRLFKRL
KVYAGPDHPHQAQRPEKLEV
Sequence of entity 12 (AO, CO), FASTA
>4WQU_12 50S ribosomal protein L14 (chains AO, CO)
MIQPQTYLEVADNTGARKIMCIRVLKGSNAKYATVGDVIVASVKEAIPRGAVKEGDVVKA
VVVRTKKEIKRPDGSAIRFDDNAAVIINNQLEPRGTRVFGPVARELREKGFMKIVSLAPE
VL

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
MGMagnesium ionMg2040
ZNZinc ionZn12
SF4Iron/sulfur clusterFe4 S42
GDPGuanosine-5'-diphosphateC10 H15 N5 O11 P22

Primary citation

Conformational Changes of Elongation Factor G on the Ribosome during tRNA Translocation. Lin, J., Gagnon, M.G., Bulkley, D. et al. Cell (2015) 160:219-227. DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2014.11.049 · PubMed

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