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Cryo-EM structure of the hibernating Thermus thermophilus 100S ribosome reveals a protein-mediated dimerization mechanism

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  • Rasmus Kock Flygaard

    (Aarhus University)

  • Niels Boegholm

    (Aarhus University)

  • Marat Yusupov

    (University of Strasbourg
    Kazan Federal University)

  • Lasse B. Jenner

    (University of Strasbourg)

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In response to cellular stresses bacteria conserve energy by dimerization of ribosomes into inactive hibernating 100S ribosome particles. Ribosome dimerization in Thermus thermophilus is facilitated by hibernation-promoting factor (TtHPF). In this study we demonstrate high sensitivity of Tt100S formation to the levels of TtHPF and show that a 1:1 ratio leads to optimal dimerization. We report structures of the T. thermophilus 100S ribosome determined by cryo-electron microscopy to average resolutions of 4.13 Å and 4.57 Å. In addition, we present a 3.28 Å high-resolution cryo-EM reconstruction of a 70S ribosome from a hibernating ribosome dimer and reveal a role for the linker region connecting the TtHPF N- and C-terminal domains in translation inhibition by preventing Shine−Dalgarno duplex formation. Our work demonstrates that species-specific differences in the dimerization interface govern the overall conformation of the 100S ribosome particle and that for Thermus thermophilus no ribosome-ribosome interactions are involved in the interface.

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  • Rasmus Kock Flygaard & Niels Boegholm & Marat Yusupov & Lasse B. Jenner, 2018. "Cryo-EM structure of the hibernating Thermus thermophilus 100S ribosome reveals a protein-mediated dimerization mechanism," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 9(1), pages 1-12, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:9:y:2018:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-018-06724-x
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06724-x
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    1. Niraj Kumar & Shivani Sharma & Prem S. Kaushal, 2024. "Cryo- EM structure of the mycobacterial 70S ribosome in complex with ribosome hibernation promotion factor RafH," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-13, December.

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