Translation activity of chimeric ribosomes composed of Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis or Geobacillus stearothermophilus subunits

Autor: Sayaka Tsuji, Norikazu Ichihashi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports, Vol 10, Iss C, Pp 325-328 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2405-5808
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2017.05.002
Popis: Ribosome composition, consisting of rRNA and ribosomal proteins, is highly conserved among a broad range of organisms. However, biochemical studies focusing on ribosomal subunit exchangeability between organisms remain limited. In this study, we show that chimeric ribosomes, composed of Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis or E. coli and Geobacillus stearothermophilus subunits, are active for β-galactosidase translation in a highly purified E. coli translation system. Activities of the chimeric ribosomes showed only a modest decrease when using E. coli 30 S subunits, indicating functional conservation of the 50 S subunit between these bacterial species.
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