Table 1

Dissociation constants for the binding of tRNAfMet and tRNAPhe to different ribosomal complexes

Set

State

Peptide

Codon in the E site

tRNA

Dissociation constant KD (nM)

Additional factors; temperature


1

PreT

fMI

Thr (ACG)

fMet

144 ± 7

37°C

179 ± 14

EF-G + GTP; 37°C

770 ± 80

EF-G + GDP; 37°C

40 ± 2

EF-G + GDPNP; 37°C

2

PostT

fMI

Met (AUG)

fMet

153 ± 9

37°C

Phe

250 ± 30

fM

Phe (UUU)

fMet

295 ± 26

Phe

84 ± 11

fMFTI

Thr (ACG)

fMet

162 ± 5

Phe

134 ± 20

3

PostT

fMI

Met (AUG)

fMet

155 ± 10

+ RelE (A-site cut); 37°C

4

PostT

fMI

Met (AUG)

fMet

24.8 ± 1.2

0°C


Different conditions were used for measuring the dissociation constants for the different combinations of tRNA and ribosomal complexes as in Figure 7, and are shown in the last column.

Zavialov et al. Journal of Biology 2005 4:9   doi:10.1186/jbiol24

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