title: [Study of the surface of Escherichia coli ribosomes and ribosomal particles by the tritium bombardment method].
abstract: A new technique of atomic tritium bombardment has been used to study the surface topography of Escherichia coli ribosomes and ribosomal subunits. The technique provides for the labeling of proteins exposed on the surface of ribosomal particles, the extent of protein labeling being proportional to the degree of exposure. The following proteins were considerably tritiated in the 70S ribosomes: S1, S4, S7, S9 and/or S11, S12 and/or L20, S13, S18, S20, S21, L1, L5, L6, L7/L12, L10, L11, L16, L17, L24, L26 and L27. A conclusion is drawn that these proteins are exposed on the ribosome surface to an essentially greater extent than the others. Dissociation of 70S ribosomes into the ribosomal subunits by decreasing Mg2+ concentration does not lead to the exposure of additional ribosomal proteins. This implies that there are no proteins on the contacting surfaces of the subunits. However, if a mixture of subunits has been subjected to centrifugation in a low Mg2+ concentration at high concentrations of a monovalent cation, proteins S3, S5, S7, S14, S18 and L16 are more exposed on the surface of the isolated 30S and 50S subunits than in the subunit mixture or in the 70S ribosomes. The exposure of additional proteins is explained by distortion of the native quaternary structure of ribosomal subunits as a result of the separation procedure. Reassociation of isolated subunits at high Mg2+ concentration results in shielding of proteins S3, S5, S7 and S18 and can be explained by reconstitution of the intact 30S subunit structure.
mesh_terms: D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000032:analysis* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008722:Methods; D012269:Ribosomal Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D012270:Ribosomes / Q000032:analysis* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D013499:Surface Properties; D014316:Tritium
chemical_list: D012269:Ribosomal Proteins; D014316:Tritium
vernacular_title: Issledovanie poverkhnosti ribosom i ribosomnykh chastits Escherichia coli metodom tritievoĭ bombardirovki.