U2504 Determines the Species Specificity of the A-Site Cleft Antibiotics: The Structures of Tiamulin, Homoharringtonine, and Bruceantin Bound to the Ribosome
Gürel G, Blaha G, Moore PB, Steitz TA. U2504 Determines the Species Specificity of the A-Site Cleft Antibiotics: The Structures of Tiamulin, Homoharringtonine, and Bruceantin Bound to the Ribosome. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2009, 389: 146-156. PMID: 19362093, PMCID: PMC2682339, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.04.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecies specificityLarge ribosomal subunitPeptidyl transferase centerAmino acid side chainsHaloarcula marismortuiRibosomal subunitAcid side chainsSingle nucleotideNeighboring nucleotidesProtein synthesisRibosomesNucleotidesSide chainsMarismortuiInhibitorsSubunitsSpecificityInteractionComplexesA-siteHomoharringtonine