Initiation of mRNA translation in bacteria: structural and dynamic aspects

Translation Initiation Factor 3 Regulates Switching between Different Modes of Ribosomal Subunit Joining

(2015) Daniel D. MacDougall et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Ribosomal Initiation Complex-Driven Changes in the Stability and Dynamics of Initiation Factor 2 Regulate the Fidelity of Translation Initiation

(2015) Jiangning Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Quantifying Absolute Protein Synthesis Rates Reveals Principles Underlying Allocation of Cellular Resources

(2014) Gene-Wei Li et al.   CELL

Structure of the protein core of translation initiation factor 2 in apo, GTP-bound and GDP-bound forms

(2013) Angelita Simonetti et al.   ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D-BIOLOGICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

Metabolic costs of amino acid and protein production inEscherichia coli

(2013) Christoph Kaleta et al.   Biotechnology Journal

Involvement of protein IF2 N domain in ribosomal subunit joining revealed from architecture and function of the full-length initiation factor

(2013) A. Simonetti et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Initiation factor 2 crystal structure reveals a different domain organization from eukaryotic initiation factor 5B and mechanism among translational GTPases

(2013) D. Eiler et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Kinetic control of translation initiation in bacteria

(2012) Pohl Milón et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Structural Dynamics of Bacterial Translation Initiation Factor IF2

(2012) Hans Wienk et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

The anti-Shine–Dalgarno sequence drives translational pausing and codon choice in bacteria

(2012) Gene-Wei Li et al.   NATURE

Heterogeneous pathways and timing of factor departure during translation initiation

(2012) Albert Tsai et al.   NATURE

Real-time assembly landscape of bacterial 30S translation initiation complex

(2012) Pohl Milón et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Translation initiation without IF2-dependent GTP hydrolysis

(2012) Attilio Fabbretti et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Initiation factor 2, tRNA, and 50S subunits cooperatively stabilize mRNAs on the ribosome during initiation

(2012) T. Masuda et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Ribosomal protein S1 unwinds double-stranded RNA in multiple steps

(2012) X. Qu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Rotation of the head of the 30S ribosomal subunit during mRNA translocation

(2012) Z. Guo et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Dual-acting riboswitch control of translation initiation and mRNA decay

(2012) M.-P. Caron et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A 5'-terminal phosphate is required for stable ternary complex formation and translation of leaderless mRNA in Escherichia coli

(2012) J. Giliberti et al.   RNA

Role of helix 44 of 16S rRNA in the fidelity of translation initiation

(2012) D. Qin et al.   RNA

GTPases IF2 and EF-G bind GDP and the SRL RNA in a mutually exclusive manner

(2012) Vladimir A. Mitkevich et al.   Scientific Reports

Inability of Prevotella bryantii to Form a Functional Shine-Dalgarno Interaction Reflects Unique Evolution of Ribosome Binding Sites in Bacteroidetes

(2011) Tomaž Accetto et al.   PLoS One

The Cryo-EM Structure of a Complete 30S Translation Initiation Complex from Escherichia coli

(2011) Patricia Julián et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Local Absence of Secondary Structure Permits Translation of mRNAs that Lack Ribosome-Binding Sites

(2011) Lars B. Scharff et al.   PLoS Genetics

Structure and Dynamics of a Processive Brownian Motor: The Translating Ribosome

(2010) Joachim Frank et al.   Annual Review of Biochemistry

The ribosome-bound initiation factor 2 recruits initiator tRNA to the 30S initiation complex

(2010) Pohl Milon et al.   EMBO REPORTS

Role of the Initiation Factors in mRNA Start Site Selection and fMet-tRNA Recruitment by Bacterial Ribosomes

(2010) Claudio O. Gualerzi et al.   ISRAEL JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY

Thermodynamic Characterization of ppGpp Binding to EF-G or IF2 and of Initiator tRNA Binding to Free IF2 in the Presence of GDP, GTP, or ppGpp

(2010) Vladimir A. Mitkevich et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Interaction of IF2 with the Ribosomal GTPase-Associated Center during 70S Initiation Complex Formation

(2009) Haiou Qin et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Thermodynamics of GTP and GDP Binding to Bacterial Initiation Factor 2 Suggests Two Types of Structural Transitions

(2009) Vasili Hauryliuk et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Ribosomal Interaction of Bacillus stearothermophilus Translation Initiation Factor IF2: Characterization of the Active Sites

(2009) Enrico Caserta et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

GTP Hydrolysis by IF2 Guides Progression of the Ribosome into Elongation

(2009) R. Andrew Marshall et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Control of translation initiation involves a factor-induced rearrangement of helix 44 of 16S ribosomal RNA

(2009) Daoming Qin et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Contribution of ribosomal residues to P-site tRNA binding

(2009) Shinichiro Shoji et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Coding-Sequence Determinants of Gene Expression in Escherichia coli

(2009) G. Kudla et al.   SCIENCE

Kinetic Checkpoint at a Late Step in Translation Initiation

(2008) Pohl Milon et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Spontaneous Intersubunit Rotation in Single Ribosomes

(2008) Peter V. Cornish et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Translation initiation factor IF1 ofBacillus stearothermophilusandThermus thermophilussubstitute forEscherichia coliIF1in vivoandin vitrowithout a direct IF1-IF2 interaction

(2008) Stavroula Kapralou et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Structure of the 30S translation initiation complex

(2008) Angelita Simonetti et al.   NATURE

A unique conformation of the anticodon stem-loop is associated with the capacity of tRNAfMet to initiate protein synthesis

(2008) Pierre Barraud et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Ribosomes bind leaderless mRNA in Escherichia coli through recognition of their 5'-terminal AUG

(2008) J. E. Brock et al.   RNA