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Three-dimensional reconstruction of the Escherichia coli 30 S ribosomal subunit in ice. 1996

K R Lata, and R K Agrawal, and P Penczek, and R Grassucci, and J Zhu, and J Frank
Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany 12201-0509, USA.

Three-dimensional (3D) reconstructions of both the heat-activated and non-activated 30 S subunit of the Escherichia coli 70 S ribosome were obtained from a frozen hydrated specimen preparation at 1/37 A-1 resolution. Well-characterized features that can be identified in both reconstructions are the head, the base, the platform and the cleft formed between the head and the platform. Comparisons between the 3D maps of 30 S subunits at 0 degree C, heat-activated at 37 degrees C, and the 30 S subunit portion identified in the cryo-3D map of 70 S ribosome reveal conformational changes the subunit probably undergoes during inactive-active transition and upon association with the 50 S subunit. These comparisons also allow us to localize the sites of association of 30 S and 50 S subunits.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007053 Ice The solid substance formed by the FREEZING of water.
D008854 Microscopy, Electron Microscopy using an electron beam, instead of light, to visualize the sample, thereby allowing much greater magnification. The interactions of ELECTRONS with specimens are used to provide information about the fine structure of that specimen. In TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY the reactions of the electrons that are transmitted through the specimen are imaged. In SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY an electron beam falls at a non-normal angle on the specimen and the image is derived from the reactions occurring above the plane of the specimen. Electron Microscopy
D004926 Escherichia coli A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria (GRAM-NEGATIVE FACULTATIVELY ANAEROBIC RODS) commonly found in the lower part of the intestine of warm-blooded animals. It is usually nonpathogenic, but some strains are known to produce DIARRHEA and pyogenic infections. Pathogenic strains (virotypes) are classified by their specific pathogenic mechanisms such as toxins (ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI), etc. Alkalescens-Dispar Group,Bacillus coli,Bacterium coli,Bacterium coli commune,Diffusely Adherent Escherichia coli,E coli,EAggEC,Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli,Enterococcus coli,Diffusely Adherent E. coli,Enteroaggregative E. coli,Enteroinvasive E. coli,Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli
D006358 Hot Temperature Presence of warmth or heat or a temperature notably higher than an accustomed norm. Heat,Hot Temperatures,Temperature, Hot,Temperatures, Hot
D012270 Ribosomes Multicomponent ribonucleoprotein structures found in the CYTOPLASM of all cells, and in MITOCHONDRIA, and PLASTIDS. They function in PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS via GENETIC TRANSLATION. Ribosome
D015394 Molecular Structure The location of the atoms, groups or ions relative to one another in a molecule, as well as the number, type and location of covalent bonds. Structure, Molecular,Molecular Structures,Structures, Molecular

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