rRNA-protein neighbourhood in Escherichia coli 70 S ribosomes and 70 S initiation complex. Probing by bifunctional Pt(II)-containing reagent

FEBS Lett. 1988 Aug 15;236(1):246-50. doi: 10.1016/0014-5793(88)80324-7.

Abstract

The cleavable homobifunctional reagent dichloro[N,N,N',N'-tetrakis(2-aminoethyl)-1,6-hexamethylenediamminedi platinum (II)] dichloride was used for studying rRNA-protein cross-links in free 35S-labelled 70 S ribosomes and within initiation complex ribosome.AUGU6.fMet-tRNA(fMet). It was shown that the sets of proteins cross-linked to 16 S and 23 S rRNA in free 70 S ribosomes and in 70 S initiation complex do not differ significantly. The authors are the first to demonstrate most of the 23 S rRNA-protein cross-links and some 16 S rRNA-protein cross-links, in particular those with L7/L12 protein.

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism*
  • Centrifugation, Density Gradient
  • Cross-Linking Reagents*
  • Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
  • Escherichia coli / genetics
  • Organoplatinum Compounds*
  • Peptide Chain Initiation, Translational
  • RNA, Ribosomal / metabolism*
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / metabolism
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 23S / metabolism
  • Ribosomes / metabolism*

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Cross-Linking Reagents
  • Organoplatinum Compounds
  • RNA, Ribosomal
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 23S
  • dichloro(N,N,N',N'-tetrakis(2-aminoethyl)-1,6-hexamethylenediamminediplatinum(II))