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ArticleNucleic acids research2023

Insights into translocation mechanism and ribosome evolution from cryo-EM structures of translocation intermediates of Giardia intestinalis.

Soneya Majumdar, Andrew Emmerich, Sascha Krakovka, Chandra Sekhar Mandava, Staffan G Svärd, Suparna Sanyal

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Soneya MajumdarDepartment of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University, Box 596, 75124 Uppsala, Sweden.
Andrew EmmerichDepartment of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University, Box 596, 75124 Uppsala, Sweden.
Sascha KrakovkaDepartment of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University, Box 596, 75124 Uppsala, Sweden.
Chandra Sekhar MandavaDepartment of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University, Box 596, 75124 Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-3028-3270
Staffan G SvärdDepartment of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University, Box 596, 75124 Uppsala, Sweden.
Suparna SanyalDepartment of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University, Box 596, 75124 Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-7124-792X
Uppsala University · SE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Giardia intestinalis is a protozoan parasite that causes diarrhea in humans. Using single-particle cryo-electron microscopy, we have determined high-resolution structures of six naturally populated translocation intermediates, from ribosomes isolated directly from actively growing Giardia cells. The highly compact and uniquely GC-rich Giardia ribosomes possess eukaryotic rRNAs and ribosomal proteins, but retain some bacterial features. The translocation intermediates, with naturally bound tRNAs and eukaryotic elongation factor 2 (eEF2), display characteristic ribosomal intersubunit rotation and small subunit's head swiveling-universal for translocation. In addition, we observe the eukaryote-specific 'subunit rolling' dynamics, albeit with limited features. Finally, the eEF2·GDP state features a uniquely positioned 'leaving phosphate (Pi)' that proposes hitherto unknown molecular events of Pi and eEF2 release from the ribosome at the final stage of translocation. In summary, our study elucidates the mechanism of translocation in the protists and illustrates evolution of the translation machinery from bacteria to eukaryotes from both the structural and mechanistic perspectives.

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Giardia lambliaBacteriaCryoelectron MicroscopyEukaryotaHumansModels, MolecularPeptide Elongation Factor 2Protein BiosynthesisRibosomal ProteinsRibosomesRNA, TransferPeptide Elongation Factor 2Ribosomal ProteinsRNA, Transfer

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PMID36912103
PMCPMC10123126
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