Structure of the 30S ribosomal subunit

BT Wimberly, DE Brodersen, WM Clemons Jr… - Nature, 2000 - nature.com
Genetic information encoded in messenger RNA is translated into protein by the ribosome,
which is a large nucleoprotein complex comprising two subunits, denoted 30S and 50S in …

Functional insights from the structure of the 30S ribosomal subunit and its interactions with antibiotics

AP Carter, WM Clemons, DE Brodersen… - Nature, 2000 - nature.com
The 30S ribosomal subunit has two primary functions in protein synthesis. It discriminates
against aminoacyl transfer RNAs that do not match the codon of messenger RNA, thereby …

Recognition of Cognate Transfer RNA by the 30S Ribosomal Subunit

JM Ogle, DE Brodersen, WM Clemons Jr, MJ Tarry… - Science, 2001 - science.org
Crystal structures of the 30S ribosomal subunit in complex with messenger RNA and cognate
transfer RNA in the A site, both in the presence and absence of the antibiotic paromomycin…

X-ray structure of a protein-conducting channel

BVD Berg, WM Clemons Jr, I Collinson, Y Modis… - Nature, 2004 - nature.com
A conserved heterotrimeric membrane protein complex, the Sec61 or SecY complex, forms
a protein-conducting channel, allowing polypeptides to be transferred across or integrated …

[HTML][HTML] The structural basis for the action of the antibiotics tetracycline, pactamycin, and hygromycin B on the 30S ribosomal subunit

DE Brodersen, WM Clemons, AP Carter… - Cell, 2000 - cell.com
We have used the recently determined atomic structure of the 30S ribosomal subunit to
determine the structures of its complexes with the antibiotics tetracycline, pactamycin, and …

Crystal Structure of an Initiation Factor Bound to the 30S Ribosomal Subunit

AP Carter, WM Clemons Jr, DE Brodersen… - Science, 2001 - science.org
Initiation of translation at the correct position on messenger RNA is essential for accurate
protein synthesis. In prokaryotes, this process requires three initiation factors: IF1, IF2, and IF3. …

Crystal structure of the 30 S ribosomal subunit from Thermus thermophilus: structure of the proteins and their interactions with 16 S RNA

DE Brodersen, WM Clemons Jr, AP Carter… - Journal of molecular …, 2002 - Elsevier
We present a detailed analysis of the protein structures in the 30 S ribosomal subunit from
Thermus thermophilus, and their interactions with 16 S RNA based on a crystal structure at …

Structure of a bacterial 30S ribosomal subunit at 5.5 Å resolution

WM Clemons Jr, JLC May, BT Wimberly… - Nature, 1999 - nature.com
The 30S ribosomal subunit binds messenger RNA and the anticodon stem-loop of transfer
RNA during protein synthesis. A crystallographic analysis of the structure of the subunit from …

Crystal structure of the long-chain fatty acid transporter FadL

B Van Den Berg, PN Black, WM Clemons Jr… - Science, 2004 - science.org
The mechanisms by which hydrophobic molecules, such as long-chain fatty acids, enter cells
are poorly understood. In Gram-negative bacteria, the lipopolysaccharide layer in the outer …

Disulfide bridge formation between SecY and a translocating polypeptide localizes the translocation pore to the center of SecY

KS Cannon, E Or, WM Clemons Jr, Y Shibata… - The Journal of cell …, 2005 - rupress.org
During their biosynthesis, many proteins pass through the membrane via a hydrophilic
channel formed by the heterotrimeric Sec61/SecY complex. Whether this channel forms at the …