Title : Effects of nucleotide- and aurodox-induced changes in elongation factor Tu conformation upon its interactions with aminoacyl transfer RNA. A fluorescence study.

Pub. Date : 1990 Feb 20

PMID : 2110000






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1 The effects of GDP and of aurodox (N-methylkirromycin) on the affinity of elongation factor Tu (EF-Tu) for aminoacyl-tRNA (aa-tRNA) have been quantified spectroscopically by using Phe-tRNA(Phe)-Fl8, a functionally active analogue of Phe-tRNA(Phe) with a fluorescein dye convalently attached to the s4U-8 base. Guanosine Diphosphate eukaryotic translation elongation factor 1 alpha 1 Homo sapiens
2 The effects of GDP and of aurodox (N-methylkirromycin) on the affinity of elongation factor Tu (EF-Tu) for aminoacyl-tRNA (aa-tRNA) have been quantified spectroscopically by using Phe-tRNA(Phe)-Fl8, a functionally active analogue of Phe-tRNA(Phe) with a fluorescein dye convalently attached to the s4U-8 base. Guanosine Diphosphate eukaryotic translation elongation factor 1 alpha 1 Homo sapiens
3 The association of EF-Tu.GDP with Phe-tRNA(Phe)-Fl8 resulted in an average increase of 33% in fluorescein emission intensity. Guanosine Diphosphate eukaryotic translation elongation factor 1 alpha 1 Homo sapiens
4 This spectral change was used to monitor the extent of ternary complex formation as a function of EF-Tu.GDP concentration, and hence to obtain a dissociation constant, directly and at equilibrium, for the EF-Tu.GDP-containing ternary complex. Guanosine Diphosphate eukaryotic translation elongation factor 1 alpha 1 Homo sapiens
5 This spectral change was used to monitor the extent of ternary complex formation as a function of EF-Tu.GDP concentration, and hence to obtain a dissociation constant, directly and at equilibrium, for the EF-Tu.GDP-containing ternary complex. Guanosine Diphosphate eukaryotic translation elongation factor 1 alpha 1 Homo sapiens
6 This spectral change was used to monitor the extent of ternary complex formation as a function of EF-Tu.GDP concentration, and hence to obtain a dissociation constant, directly and at equilibrium, for the EF-Tu.GDP-containing ternary complex. Guanosine Diphosphate eukaryotic translation elongation factor 1 alpha 1 Homo sapiens
7 This spectral change was used to monitor the extent of ternary complex formation as a function of EF-Tu.GDP concentration, and hence to obtain a dissociation constant, directly and at equilibrium, for the EF-Tu.GDP-containing ternary complex. Guanosine Diphosphate eukaryotic translation elongation factor 1 alpha 1 Homo sapiens
8 The Kd for the Phe-tRNA(Phe)-Fl8.EF-Tu.GDP complex was found to average 28.5 microM, more than 33,000-fold greater than the Kd of the Phe-tRNA(Phe)-Fl8.EF-Tu.GTP complex under the same conditions. Guanosine Diphosphate eukaryotic translation elongation factor 1 alpha 1 Homo sapiens
9 The Kd for the Phe-tRNA(Phe)-Fl8.EF-Tu.GDP complex was found to average 28.5 microM, more than 33,000-fold greater than the Kd of the Phe-tRNA(Phe)-Fl8.EF-Tu.GTP complex under the same conditions. Guanosine Diphosphate eukaryotic translation elongation factor 1 alpha 1 Homo sapiens
10 Thus, the hydrolysis of the ternary complex GTP results in a dramatic decrease in the affinity of EF-Tu for aa-tRNA, thereby facilitating the release of EF-Tu.GDP from the aa-tRNA on the ribosome. Guanosine Diphosphate eukaryotic translation elongation factor 1 alpha 1 Homo sapiens
11 Thus, the hydrolysis of the ternary complex GTP results in a dramatic decrease in the affinity of EF-Tu for aa-tRNA, thereby facilitating the release of EF-Tu.GDP from the aa-tRNA on the ribosome. Guanosine Diphosphate eukaryotic translation elongation factor 1 alpha 1 Homo sapiens
12 The binding of aurodox to EF-Tu therefore both considerably strengthens EF-Tu.GDP affinity for aa-tRNA and also weakens EF-Tu.GTP affinity for aa-tRNA. Guanosine Diphosphate eukaryotic translation elongation factor 1 alpha 1 Homo sapiens
13 The binding of aurodox to EF-Tu therefore both considerably strengthens EF-Tu.GDP affinity for aa-tRNA and also weakens EF-Tu.GTP affinity for aa-tRNA. Guanosine Diphosphate eukaryotic translation elongation factor 1 alpha 1 Homo sapiens
14 The binding of aurodox to EF-Tu therefore both considerably strengthens EF-Tu.GDP affinity for aa-tRNA and also weakens EF-Tu.GTP affinity for aa-tRNA. Guanosine Diphosphate eukaryotic translation elongation factor 1 alpha 1 Homo sapiens