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© 2016 The AuthorsProline is an amino acid with a unique cyclic structure that facilitates the folding of many proteins, but also impedes the rate of peptide bond formation by the ribosome. As a ribosome substrate, proline reacts markedly slower when compared with other amino acids both as a donor and as an acceptor of the nascent peptide. Furthermore, synthesis of peptides with consecutive proline residues triggers ribosome stalling. Here, we report crystal structures of the eukaryotic ribosome bound to analogs of mono- and diprolyl-tRNAs. These structures provide a high-resolution insight into unique properties of proline as a ribosome substrate. They show that the cyclic structure of proline residue prevents proline positioning in the amino acid binding pocket and affects the nascent peptide chain position in the ribosomal peptide exit tunnel. These observations extend current knowledge of the protein synthesis mechanism. They also revise an old dogma that amino acids bind the ribosomal active site in a uniform way by showing that proline has a binding mode distinct from other amino acids.
Author(s): Melnikov S, Mailliot J, Rigger L, Neuner S, Shin B-S, Yusupova G, Dever TE, Micura R, Yusupov M
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: EMBO Reports
Year: 2016
Volume: 17
Issue: 12
Pages: 1776-1784
Print publication date: 01/12/2016
Online publication date: 08/11/2016
Acceptance date: 30/09/2016
ISSN (print): 1469-221X
ISSN (electronic): 1469-3178
Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag
URL: https://doi.org/10.15252/embr.201642943
DOI: 10.15252/embr.201642943
PubMed id: 27827794
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