title: Another burst of smoke: atomic resolution structures of RF3 bound to the ribosome.
abstract: Two recent reports provide atomic resolution information detailing the interaction of the class II release factor, RF3, with the bacterial ribosome. Differences in the composition of the two crystal forms allow us to learn a considerable amount about how translational GTPases engage the ribosome to facilitate and define conformational rearrangements involved in protein synthesis.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.
authors.forename: Megan E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: McDonald
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Green
mesh_terms: D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate / Q000737:chemistry*; D010454:Peptide Termination Factors / Q000737:chemistry*; D012270:Ribosomes / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D010454:Peptide Termination Factors; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate