2009
Structures of Triacetyloleandomycin and Mycalamide A Bind to the Large Ribosomal Subunit of Haloarcula marismortui▿
Gürel G, Blaha G, Steitz TA, Moore PB. Structures of Triacetyloleandomycin and Mycalamide A Bind to the Large Ribosomal Subunit of Haloarcula marismortui▿. Antimicrobial Agents And Chemotherapy 2009, 53: 5010-5014. PMID: 19738021, PMCID: PMC2786347, DOI: 10.1128/aac.00817-09.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchU2504 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
2008
Mutations Outside the Anisomycin-Binding Site Can Make Ribosomes Drug-Resistant
Blaha G, Gürel G, Schroeder SJ, Moore PB, Steitz TA. Mutations Outside the Anisomycin-Binding Site Can Make Ribosomes Drug-Resistant. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2008, 379: 505-519. PMID: 18455733, PMCID: PMC2442718, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.03.075.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
The Structures of Antibiotics Bound to the E Site Region of the 50 S Ribosomal Subunit of Haloarcula marismortui: 13-Deoxytedanolide and Girodazole
Schroeder SJ, Blaha G, Tirado-Rives J, Steitz TA, Moore PB. The Structures of Antibiotics Bound to the E Site Region of the 50 S Ribosomal Subunit of Haloarcula marismortui: 13-Deoxytedanolide and Girodazole. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2007, 367: 1471-1479. PMID: 17321546, PMCID: PMC1925262, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.01.081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsS ribosomal subunitEubacterial ribosomesEukaryotic ribosomesRibosomal subunitHaloarcula marismortuiE siteProtein synthesisSite regionProtein L28RibosomesConformational changesTRNAExtensive interactionsMarismortuiSubunitsStructure of antibioticsBindsSite componentsNew sitesArchaeaEubacteriaSitesL28Crystal structureL15
2006
The Geometry of the Ribosomal Polypeptide Exit Tunnel
Voss NR, Gerstein M, Steitz TA, Moore PB. The Geometry of the Ribosomal Polypeptide Exit Tunnel. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2006, 360: 893-906. PMID: 16784753, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.05.023.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
Gene replacement in Haloarcula marismortui: construction of a strain with two of its three chromosomal rRNA operons deleted
Tu D, Blaha G, Moore PB, Steitz TA. Gene replacement in Haloarcula marismortui: construction of a strain with two of its three chromosomal rRNA operons deleted. Extremophiles 2005, 9: 427-435. PMID: 15970993, DOI: 10.1007/s00792-005-0459-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceBlotting, SouthernChromosome MappingCrystallography, X-RayDNADNA PrimersElectronsEscherichia coli ProteinsGene DeletionGenetic TechniquesHaloarcula marismortuiModels, ChemicalModels, GeneticModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedMutationOperonPlasmidsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRibosomal ProteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, RibosomalRNA, Ribosomal, 23SRRNA OperonSucroseConceptsRRNA operonsHaloarcula marismortuiChromosomal rRNA operonsLarge ribosomal subunitRibosomal protein L22Wild-type organismsSite-directed mutagenesisAmino acid deletionBacteriorhodopsin geneRrnB operonProtein L22Ribosomal subunitRRNA geneGene replacementOperonWild typeRich mediumAcid deletionSuch mutationsGenesHalobacterium halobiumStructural consequencesMarismortuiAtomic resolutionStrainsStructures of MLSBK Antibiotics Bound to Mutated Large Ribosomal Subunits Provide a Structural Explanation for Resistance
Tu D, Blaha G, Moore PB, Steitz TA. Structures of MLSBK Antibiotics Bound to Mutated Large Ribosomal Subunits Provide a Structural Explanation for Resistance. Cell 2005, 121: 257-270. PMID: 15851032, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2005.02.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge ribosomal subunitRibosomal subunitWild-type subunitsWild-type affinityResidue deletion mutantEubacterial ribosomesLarge subunitDeletion mutantsSubunitsResistance phenotypeStreptogramin AVirginiamycin SStructural explanationMutantsRibosomesA2058GAffinityL22BindsCrystal structurePhenotypeBinding
2004
The contribution of metal ions to the structural stability of the large ribosomal subunit
Klein DJ, Moore PB, Steitz TA. The contribution of metal ions to the structural stability of the large ribosomal subunit. RNA 2004, 10: 1366-1379. PMID: 15317974, PMCID: PMC1370624, DOI: 10.1261/rna.7390804.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge ribosomal subunitRibosomal subunitMonovalent cation binding siteNucleotide basesSpecific RNA structuresPeptidyl transferase centerLarge RNA moleculesPhylogenetic kingdomsRibosomal proteinsAppearance of proteinsRRNA structureHaloarcula marismortuiMajor groove sideEvolutionary periodRNA moleculesRNA structureCation binding siteStructural domainsTertiary structureProtein groupsMonovalent cationsBinding sitesRRNAGroove sideSubunits
2003
Structures of deacylated tRNA mimics bound to the E site of the large ribosomal subunit
Schmeing TM, Moore PB, Steitz TA. Structures of deacylated tRNA mimics bound to the E site of the large ribosomal subunit. RNA 2003, 9: 1345-1352. PMID: 14561884, PMCID: PMC1287056, DOI: 10.1261/rna.5120503.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
The Structures of Four Macrolide Antibiotics Bound to the Large Ribosomal Subunit
Hansen JL, Ippolito JA, Ban N, Nissen P, Moore PB, Steitz TA. The Structures of Four Macrolide Antibiotics Bound to the Large Ribosomal Subunit. Molecular Cell 2002, 10: 117-128. PMID: 12150912, DOI: 10.1016/s1097-2765(02)00570-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA pre-translocational intermediate in protein synthesis observed in crystals of enzymatically active 50S subunits
Schmeing TM, Seila AC, Hansen JL, Freeborn B, Soukup JK, Scaringe SA, Strobel SA, Moore PB, Steitz TA. A pre-translocational intermediate in protein synthesis observed in crystals of enzymatically active 50S subunits. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 2002, 9: 225-230. PMID: 11828326, DOI: 10.1038/nsb758.Peer-Reviewed Original Research