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SUBMITTER: Welty R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5085838 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Welty Robb R Hall Kathleen B KB
Journal of molecular biology 20160929 22
The tertiary structure of the GTPase center (GAC) of 23S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) as seen in cocrystals is extremely compact. It is stabilized by long-range hydrogen bonds and nucleobase stacking and by a triloop that forms within its three-way junction. Its folding pathway from secondary structure to tertiary structure has not been previously observed, but it was shown to require Mg<sup>2+</sup> ions in equilibrium experiments. The fluorescent nucleotide 2-aminopurine was substituted at selected si ...[more]