2009
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
2007
Solution Structure of an rRNA Substrate Bound to the Pseudouridylation Pocket of a Box H/ACA snoRNA
Jin H, Loria JP, Moore PB. Solution Structure of an rRNA Substrate Bound to the Pseudouridylation Pocket of a Box H/ACA snoRNA. Molecular Cell 2007, 26: 205-215. PMID: 17466623, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2007.03.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPseudouridylation pocketBox H/ACA small nucleolar ribonucleoproteinsBox H/ACA snoRNAsSubstrate sequenceSmall nucleolar ribonucleoproteinSolution structureInteraction motifsNucleolar ribonucleoproteinSpecific uridinesRNA componentRRNA substrateRRNA sequencesSnoRNAsSequencePocketComplexesPseudouridylationSnoRNPsRibonucleoproteinHJ1RNAMotifInteractsStrandsUridine
2004
The structure of a ribosomal protein S8/spc operon mRNA complex
Merianos HJ, Wang J, Moore PB. The structure of a ribosomal protein S8/spc operon mRNA complex. RNA 2004, 10: 954-964. PMID: 15146079, PMCID: PMC1370587, DOI: 10.1261/rna.7030704.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceBinding SitesCrystallography, X-RayEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsGenes, BacterialLigandsMacromolecular SubstancesModels, MolecularNucleic Acid ConformationOperonProtein BiosynthesisRibosomal ProteinsRNA, BacterialRNA, MessengerSpecies SpecificityStatic ElectricityConceptsSpc operon mRNAOperon mRNARibosomal protein cistronsSmall ribosomal subunitRibosomal initiation complexResolution crystal structureProtein synthesis resultsSpc operonAutogenous regulationTranslational repressionInitiation complexOwn mRNARibosomal subunitS8 bindingSequence differencesCistronInternal sequencesMRNAGenesConformational similarityBindingComplexesRetroregulationRRNAsOperon
2002
Structural insights into peptide bond formation
Hansen JL, Schmeing TM, Moore PB, Steitz TA. Structural insights into peptide bond formation. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2002, 99: 11670-11675. PMID: 12185246, PMCID: PMC129327, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.172404099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsP-site substrateBond formationHydrogen bondsSecond hydrogen bondPeptide bond formationCarbonyl carbonNucleophilic attackProduct analoguesAmino groupsAlpha-amino groupIntermediate analogueSubstrate complexStructural insightsP siteBondsSite substrateOHHaloarcula marismortui 50S ribosomal subunitAnaloguesSubstrateRibosomal subunitPresence of sparsomycinFormationP-loopComplexes