Affinity grid-based cryo-EM of PKC binding to RACK1 on the ribosome

  • Gyanesh Sharma
  • , Jesper Pallesen
  • , Sanchaita Das
  • , Robert Grassucci
  • , Robert Langlois
  • , Cheri M. Hampton
  • , Deborah F. Kelly
  • , Amedee des Georges
  • , Joachim Frank

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Abstract

Affinity grids (AG) are specialized EM grids that bind macromolecular complexes containing tagged proteins to obtain maximum occupancy for structural analysis through single-particle EM. In this study, utilizing AG, we show that His-tagged activated PKC βII binds to the small ribosomal subunit (40S). We reconstructed a cryo-EM map which shows that PKC βII interacts with RACK1, a seven-bladed β-propeller protein present on the 40S and binds in two different regions close to blades 3 and 4 of RACK1. This study is a first step in understanding the molecular framework of PKC βII/RACK1 interaction and its role in translation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)190-194
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Structural Biology
Volume181
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2013

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Structural Biology

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