Frank J, Penczek P, Grassucci R, Srivastava S
Wadsworth Center for Laboratories and Research, Albany, New York 12201-0509.
J Cell Biol. 1991 Nov;115(3):597-605. doi: 10.1083/jcb.115.3.597.
A reconstruction, at 40 A, of the Escherichia coli ribosome imaged by cryo-electron microscopy, obtained from 303 projections by a single-particle method of reconstruction, shows the two subunits with unprecedented clarity. In the interior of the subunits, a complex distribution of higher mass density is recognized, which is attributed to ribosomal RNA. The masses corresponding to the 16S and 23S components are linked in the region of the platform of the small subunit. Thus the topography of the rRNA regions responsible for protein synthesis can be described.
通过单颗粒重建方法从303个投影获得的大肠杆菌核糖体的40埃分辨率冷冻电子显微镜图像重建,以前所未有的清晰度显示了两个亚基。在亚基内部,可以识别出较高质量密度的复杂分布,这归因于核糖体RNA。与16S和23S组分相对应的质量在小亚基平台区域相连。因此,可以描述负责蛋白质合成的rRNA区域的拓扑结构。