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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 261, Issue 20, 9133-9139, 07, 1986

Allosteric interactions between the ribosomal transfer RNA-binding sites A and E

HJ Rheinberger and KH Nierhaus

We have previously proposed a three-site model for the elongation cycle. The model is characterized by the presence of two tRNAs on the ribosome before and after translocation. We have already shown a first consequence of the model, namely that the translocation reaction is not coupled with a release of deacylated tRNA. Here we demonstrate the following conclusions. Occupation of the A site triggers the tRNA release from the E site, i.e. the A site occupation induces a drastic decrease in the affinity of the E site for deacylated tRNA. In the concentration range of deacylated tRNA in which a ribosome binds a second tRNA in addition to that one already present at the P site the deacylated tRNA does not compete for one and the same binding site with an A site ligand (AcPhe-tRNA) at 37 degrees C. It follows that the second deacylated tRNA binds to a site, the E site, which is physically distinct from the A site. When the ribosome binds a deacylated tRNA at the E site (in addition to a tRNA at the P site), the A site cannot be occupied by AcPhe-tRNA at 0 degree C and only poorly by the ternary complex elongation factor Tu . Phe-tRNA . guanyl-5'-yl imidodiphosphate. At 37 degrees C a significant A site binding is observed, with a corresponding tRNA release from the E site. In contrast, if the E site is free and only the P site occupied, the A site can bind significant amounts of charged tRNA already at 0 degree C. It follows that an occupied E site induces a low-affinity state of the A site. Thus, the ribosome always contains two high-affinity binding sites, which are A and P sites before and P and E sites after translocation. A and E sites are allosterically linked in a bidirectional manner.
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