Structure of the Ribosome

Originally published in: Protein Synthesis and Ribosome Structure. Edited by Knud H. Nierhaus and Daniel N. Wilson. Copyright © 2004 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA Weinheim. Print ISBN: 3-527-30638-1 The sections in this article are Introduction General Features of the Ribosome and Ribosomal Subunits A Special Feature of the 50S Subunit: The Tunnel Features of the Ribosomal Subunits at Atomic Resolution The Domain Structure of the Ribosomal Subunits Interactions of RNA with RNA or Struts and Bolts in the Three-dimensional Fold of rRNA: Coaxial Stacking and A-minor Motifs Coaxial Stacking A-minor Motifs Ribose Zippers and Patches of A-minor Motifs Canonical Ribose Zipper Single-base Ribose Zipper Progress and New Developments in Understanding rRNA Structures K-turn Lonepair Triloop Classification of Lonepair Triloops Systemizing Base Pairs Systemizing RNA Structural Elements RNA–protein Interactions Problem of RNA Recognition Chemistry of RNA–protein Interactions rRNA–protein Interaction Keywords: history of protein synthesis; ribosome structure; 50S subunit; ribosomal subunits; atomic resolution; domain structure; rRNA structures; RNA-protein interactions