2005
Structures 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 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
A 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