Transcription by moonlight: structural basis of an extraribosomal activity of ribosomal protein S10

Mol Cell. 2008 Dec 26;32(6):747-8. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2008.12.010.

Abstract

In this issue of Molecular Cell, Luo et al. (2008) show that S10 protein can function in the ribosome or the transcript elongation complex with minimal structural change, providing new insights into the roles of S10 and NusB in transcript elongation.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Escherichia coli / metabolism*
  • Escherichia coli Proteins / chemistry
  • Escherichia coli Proteins / metabolism
  • Models, Molecular
  • Protein Binding
  • RNA, Bacterial / metabolism
  • Ribosomal Proteins / chemistry*
  • Ribosomal Proteins / metabolism*
  • Ribosomes / metabolism*
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Terminator Regions, Genetic
  • Transcription Factors / chemistry
  • Transcription Factors / metabolism
  • Transcription, Genetic*

Substances

  • Escherichia coli Proteins
  • NusB protein, E coli
  • RNA, Bacterial
  • Ribosomal Proteins
  • Transcription Factors
  • ribosomal protein S10