在核糖体的出口口内形成过渡的三级结构
Edward P O'Brien1, Shang-Te Danny Hsu, John Christodoulou
1Department of Chemistry, Lensfield Road, University of Cambridge, UK.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|November 11, 2010
概括
蛋白质折叠可以在核糖体出口道内开始,挑战以前的假设. 在最后的20年内形成远距离接触,使得在完全挤出之前能够形成早期的三级结构.
科学领域:
- 生物化学 生物化学
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 结构生物学 结构生物学
背景情况:
- 传统上,核糖体出口道被视为对协同翻译蛋白质折叠来说太狭窄.
- 蛋白质折叠对细胞功能至关重要,通常被认为是在翻译后发生的.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究在核糖体出口道内早期蛋白质折叠启动的可能性.
- 为了确定可在核糖体内共翻译折叠过程中形成的结构元素.
主要方法:
- 利用分子模拟,在核糖体出口道内模拟新生链的行为.
- 将模拟预测与关于核糖体新生链复合体的现有实验数据进行比较.
主要成果:
- 对于蛋白质折叠至关重要的远距离接触可以在核糖体出口道的最后20年内形成.
- 显著的原生和非原生三级结构可以在"出口口"中形成,而不会受到核糖体的硬质障碍.
- 观察到过渡的折叠结构,在道的边界处稳定性达到顶峰.
结论:
- 同翻译折叠可以比以前想象的更早地开始,在核糖体出口道内.
- 核糖体出口道提供了一个封闭的环境,促进早期蛋白质结构元素的形成.
- 这些发现为理解共同翻译折叠和解释实验数据提供了一个新的框架.
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