title: Binding of reticulocyte elongation factor 1 to ribosomes and nucleic acids.
abstract: The present study has examined the requirements for the binding of rabbit reticulocyte elongation factor 1 (EF-1) to ribosomes under different assay conditions. When a centrifugation procedure was used to separate the ribosome EF-1 complex, the binding of EF-1 to ribosomes required GTP and Phe-tRNA, but not poly(U). The results suggested that undr these conditions a ternary complex, EF-1 . GTP . aminoacyl-tRNA, is necessary for the formation of a ribosome . EF-1 complex. However, when gel filtration was used to isolate the ribosome . EF-1 complex, only template and tRNA were required. These studie emphasize the fact that the procedure used to isolate the ribosome . EF-1 complex determines the requirements for stable complex formation. EF-1 can also interact with nucleic acids such as 28 S and 18 S rRNA, messenger RNA and DNA. In contrast to the binding to ribosomes, EF-1 binding to nucleic acids requires only Mg2+.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D008274:Magnesium / Q000494:pharmacology; D010445:Peptide Elongation Factors; D012313:RNA / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000378:metabolism; D012346:RNA, Transfer, Amino Acyl / Q000378:metabolism; D011817:Rabbits; D012156:Reticulocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D012270:Ribosomes / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D010445:Peptide Elongation Factors; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D012346:RNA, Transfer, Amino Acyl; D012313:RNA; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate; D012343:RNA, Transfer; D008274:Magnesium