A ribosomal protein (r-protein or rProtein [1] [2] [3] ) is any of the proteins that, in conjunction with rRNA, make up the ribosomal subunits involved in the cellular process of translation. E. coli, other bacteria and Archaea have a 30S small subunit and a 50S large subunit, whereas humans and yeasts have a 40S small subunit and a 60S large subunit. [4] Equivalent subunits are frequently numbered differently between bacteria, Archaea, yeasts and humans. [5]
A large part of the knowledge about these organic molecules has come from the study of E. coli ribosomes. All ribosomal proteins have been isolated and many specific antibodies have been produced. These, together with electronic microscopy and the use of certain reactives, have allowed for the determination of the topography of the proteins in the ribosome. More recently, a near-complete (near)atomic picture of the ribosomal proteins is emerging from the latest high-resolution cryo-EM data (including PDB: 5AFI ).
Ribosomal proteins are among the most highly conserved proteins across all life forms. [5] Among the 40 proteins found in various small ribosomal subunits (RPSs), 15 subunits are universally conserved across prokaryotes and eukaryotes. However, 7 subunits are only found in bacteria (bS21, bS6, bS16, bS18, bS20, bS21, and bTHX), while 17 subunits are only found in archaea and eukaryotes. [5] Typically 22 proteins are found in bacterial small subunits and 32 in yeast, human and most likely most other eukaryotic species. Twenty-seven (out of 32) proteins of the eukaryotic small ribosomal subunit proteins are also present in archaea (no ribosomal protein is exclusively found in archaea), confirming that they are more closely related to eukaryotes than to bacteria. [5]
Among the large ribosomal subunit (RPLs), 18 proteins are universal, i.e. found in both bacteria, eukaryotes, and archaea. 14 proteins are only found in bacteria, while 27 proteins are only found in archaea and eukaryotes. Again, archaea have no proteins unique to them. [5]
Despite their high conservation over billions of years of evolution, the absence of several ribosomal proteins in certain species shows that ribosomal subunits have been added and lost over the course of evolution. This is also reflected by the fact that several ribosomal proteins do not appear to be essential when deleted. [7] For instance, in E. coli nine ribosomal proteins (uL15, bL21, uL24, bL27, uL29, uL30, bL34, uS9, and uS17) are nonessential for survival when deleted. Taken together with previous results, 22 of the 54 E. coli ribosomal protein genes can be individually deleted from the genome. [8] Similarly, 16 ribosomal proteins (uL1, bL9, uL15, uL22, uL23, bL28, uL29, bL32, bL33.1, bL33.2, bL34, bL35, bL36, bS6, bS20, and bS21) were successfully deleted in Bacillus subtilis . In conjunction with previous reports, 22 ribosomal proteins have been shown to be nonessential in B. subtilis, at least for cell proliferation. [9]
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The ribosome of E. coli has about 22 proteins in the small subunit (labelled S1 to S22) and 33 proteins in the large subunit (somewhat counter-intuitively called L1 to L36). All of them are different with three exceptions: one protein is found in both subunits (S20 and L26),[ dubious – discuss ] L7 and L12 are acetylated and methylated forms of the same protein, and L8 is a complex of L7/L12 and L10. In addition, L31 is known to exist in two forms, the full length at 7.9 kilodaltons (kDa) and fragmented at 7.0 kDa. This is why the number of proteins in a ribosome is of 56. Except for S1 (with a molecular weight of 61.2 kDa), the other proteins range in weight between 4.4 and 29.7 kDa. [10]
Recent de novo proteomics experiments where the authors characterized in vivo ribosome-assembly intermediates and associated assembly factors from wild-type Escherichia coli cells using a general quantitative mass spectrometry (qMS) approach have confirmed the presence of all the known small and large subunit components and have identified a total of 21 known and potentially new ribosome-assembly-factors that co-localise with various ribosomal particles. [11]
In the small (30S) subunit of E. coli ribosomes, the proteins denoted uS4, uS7, uS8, uS15, uS17, bS20 bind independently to 16S rRNA. After assembly of these primary binding proteins, uS5, bS6, uS9, uS12, uS13, bS16, bS18, and uS19 bind to the growing ribosome. These proteins also potentiate the addition of uS2, uS3, uS10, uS11, uS14, and bS21. Protein binding to helical junctions is important for initiating the correct tertiary fold of RNA and to organize the overall structure. Nearly all the proteins contain one or more globular domains. Moreover, nearly all contain long extensions that can contact the RNA in far-reaching regions.[ citation needed ] Additional stabilization results from the proteins' basic residues, as these neutralize the charge repulsion of the RNA backbone. Protein–protein interactions also exist to hold structure together by electrostatic and hydrogen bonding interactions. Theoretical investigations pointed to correlated effects of protein-binding onto binding affinities during the assembly process [12]
In one study, the net charges (at pH 7.4) of the ribosomal proteins comprising the highly conserved S10-spc cluster were found to have an inverse relationship with the halophilicity/halotolerance levels in bacteria and archaea. [13] In non-halophilic bacteria, the S10-spc proteins are generally basic, contrasting with the overall acidic whole proteomes of the extremely halophiles. The universal uL2 lying in the oldest part of the ribosome, is always positively charged irrespective of the strain/organism it belongs to. [13]
Ribosomes in eukaryotes contain 79–80 proteins and four ribosomal RNA (rRNA) molecules. General or specialized chaperones solubilize the ribosomal proteins and facilitate their import into the nucleus. Assembly of the eukaryotic ribosome appears to be driven by the ribosomal proteins in vivo when assembly is also aided by chaperones. Most ribosomal proteins assemble with rRNA co-transcriptionally, becoming associated more stably as assembly proceeds, and the active sites of both subunits are constructed last. [5]
In the past, different nomenclatures were used for the same ribosomal protein in different organisms. Not only were the names not consistent across domains; the names also differed between organisms within a domain, such as humans and S. cerevisiae , both eukaryotes. This was due to researchers assigning names before the sequences were known, causing trouble for later research. The following tables use the unified nomenclature by Ban et al., 2014. The same nomenclature is used by UniProt's "family" curation. [5]
In general, cellular ribosomal proteins are to be called simply using the cross domain name, e.g. "uL14" for what is currently called L23 in humans. A suffix is used for the organellar versions, so that "uL14m" refers to the human mitochondrial uL14 (MRPL14). [5] Organelle-specific proteins use their own cross-domain prefixes, for example "mS33" for MRPS33 [14] : Table S3, S4 and "cL37" for PSRP5. [15] : Table S2, S3 (See the two proceeding citations, also partially by Ban N, for the organelle nomenclatures.)
Cross-domain name [lower-alpha 1] | Pfam domain | Taxonomic range [lower-alpha 2] | Bacteria name (E. coli UniProt) | Yeast name | Human name |
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bS1 | PF00575 | B | S1 P0AG67 | — | — |
eS1 | PF01015 | A E | — | S1 | S3A |
uS2 | PF00318, PF16122 | B A E | S2 P0A7V0 | S0 | SA |
uS3 | PF00189, PF07650 | B A E | S3 P0A7V3 | S3 | S3 |
uS4 | PF00163, PF01479 | B A E | S4 P0A7V8 | S9 | S9 |
eS4 | PF00900, PF08071, PF16121 | A E | — | S4 | S4 (X, Y1, Y2) |
uS5 | PF00333, PF03719 | B A E | S5 P0A7W1 | S2 | S2 |
bS6 | PF01250 | B | S6 P02358 | — | — |
eS6 | PF01092 | A E | — | S6 | S6 |
uS7 | PF00177 | B A E | S7 P02359 | S5 | S5 |
eS7 | PF01251 | E | — | S7 | S7 |
uS8 | PF00410 | B A E | S8 P0A7W7 | S22 | S15A |
eS8 | PF01201 | A E | — | S8 | S8 |
uS9 | PF00380 | B A E | S9 P0A7X3 | S16 | S16 |
uS10 | PF00338 | B A E | S10 P0A7R5 | S20 | S20 |
eS10 | PF03501 | E | — | S10 | S10 |
uS11 | PF00411 | B A E | S11 P0A7R9 | S14 | S14 |
uS12 | PF00164 | B A E | S12 P0A7S3 | S23 | S23 |
eS12 | PF01248 | E | — | S12 | S12 |
uS13 | PF00416 | B A E | S13 P0A7S9 | S18 | S18 |
uS14 | PF00253 | B A E | S14 P0AG59 | S29 | S29 |
uS15 | PF00312 | B A E | S15 P0ADZ4 | S13 | S13 |
bS16 | PF00886 | B | S16 P0A7T3 | — | — |
uS17 | PF00366 | B A E | S17 P0AG63 | S11 | S11 |
eS17 | PF00366 | A E | — | S17 | S17 |
bS18 | PF01084 | B | S18 P0A7T7 | — | — |
uS19 | PF00203 | B A E | S19 P0A7U3 | S15 | S15 |
eS19 | PF01090 | A E | — | S19 | S19 |
bS20 | PF01649 | B | S20 P0A7U7 | — | — |
bS21 | PF01165 | B | S21 P68681 | — | — |
bTHX | PF17070, PF17067 | B | THX (missing from E. coli) | — | — |
eS21 | PF01249 | E | — | S21 | S21 |
eS24 | PF01282 | A E | — | S24 | S24 |
eS25 | PF03297 | A E | — | S25 | S25 |
eS26 | PF01283 | E | — | S26 | S26 |
eS27 | PF01667 | A E | — | S27 | S27 |
eS28 | PF01200 | A E | — | S28 | S28 |
eS30 | PF04758 | A E | — | S30 | S30 |
eS31 | PF01599 | A E | — | S31 | S27A |
RACK1 | PF00400 | E | — | Asc1 | RACK1 |
Cross-domain name [lower-alpha 1] | Pfam domains | Taxonomic range [lower-alpha 2] | Bacteria name (E. coli UniProt) | Yeast name | Human name |
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uL1 | PF00687 | B A E | L1 P0A7L0 | L1 | L10A |
uL2 | PF03947, PF00181 | B A E | L2 P60422 | L2 | L8 |
uL3 | PF00297 | B A E | L3 P60438 | L3 | L3 |
uL4 | PF00573 | B A E | L4 P60723 | L4 | L4 |
uL5 | PF00281, PF00673 (b) | B A E | L5 P62399 | L11 | L11 |
uL6 | PF00347 | B A E | L6 P0AG55 | L9 | L9 |
eL6 | PF01159, PF03868 | E | — | L6 | L6 |
eL8 | PF01248 | A E | — | L8 | L7A |
bL9 | PF01281, PF03948 | B | L9 P0A7R1 | — | — |
uL10 | PF00466 | B A E | L10 P0A7J3 | P0 | P0 |
uL11 | PF03946, PF00298 | B A E | L11 P0A7J7 | L12 | L12 |
bL12 | PF16320, PF00542 | B | L7/L12 P0A7K2 | — | — |
uL13 | PF00572 | B A E | L13 P0AA10 | L16 | L13A |
eL13 | PF01294 | A E | — | L13 | L13 |
uL14 | PF00238 | B A E | L14 P0ADY3 | L23 | L23 |
eL14 | PF01929 | A E | — | L14 | L14 |
uL15 | PF00828 | B A E | L15 P02413 | L28 | L27A |
eL15 | PF00827 | A E | — | L15 | L15 |
uL16 | PF00252 | B A E | L16 P0ADY7 | L10 | L10 |
bL17 | PF01196 | B | L17 P0AG44 | — | — |
uL18 | PF00861 | B A E | L18 P0C018 | L5 | L5 |
eL18 | PF00828 | A E | — | L18 | L18 |
bL19 | PF01245 | B | L19 B1LPB3 | — | — |
eL19 | PF01280 | A E | — | L19 | L19 |
bL20 | PF00453 | B | L20 P0A7L3 | — | — |
eL20 | PF01775 | E | — | L20 | L18A |
bL21 | PF00829 | B | L21 P0AG48 | — | — |
eL21 | PF01157 | A E | — | L21 | L21 |
uL22 | PF00237 | B A E | L22 P61175 | L17 | L17 |
eL22 | PF01776 | E | — | L22 | L22 |
uL23 | PF00276, PF03939 (e) | B A E | L23 P0ADZ0 | L25 | L23A |
uL24 | PF00467 (b), PF16906 (ae) | B A E | L24 P60624 | L26 | L26 |
eL24 | PF01246 | A E | — | L24 | L24 |
bL25 | PF01386 | B | L25 P68919 | — | — |
bL27 | PF01016 | B | L27 P0A7M0 | — | — |
eL27 | PF01777 | E | — | L27 | L27 |
bL28 | PF00830 | B | L28 P0A7M2 | — | — |
eL28 | PF01778 | E | — | — | L28 |
uL29 | PF00831 | B A E | L29 P0A7M6 | L35 | L35 |
eL29 | PF01779 | E | — | L29 | L29 |
uL30 | PF00327 | B A E | L30 P0AG51 | L7 | L7 |
eL30 | PF01248 | A E | — | L30 | L30 |
bL31 | PF01197 | B | L31 P0A7M9 | — | — |
eL31 | PF01198 | A E | — | L31 | L31 |
bL32 | PF01783 | B | L32 C4ZS29 | — | — |
eL32 | PF01655 | A E | — | L32 | L32 |
bL33 | PF00471 | B | L33 P0A7N9 | — | — |
eL33 | PF01247 | A E | — | L33 | L35A |
bL34 | PF00468 | B | L34 P0A7P6 | — | — |
eL34 | PF01199 | A E | — | L34 | L34 |
bL35 | PF01632 | B | L35 P0A7Q2 | — | — |
bL36 | PF00444 | B | L36 P0A7Q7 | — | — |
eL36 | PF01158 | E | — | L36 | L36 |
eL37 | PF01907 | A E | — | L37 | L37 |
eL38 | PF01781 | A E | — | L38 | L38 |
eL39 | PF00832 | A E | — | L39 | L39 |
eL40 | PF01020 | A E | — | L40 | L40 |
eL41 | PF05162 | A E | — | L41 | L41 |
eL42 | PF00935 | A E | — | L42 | L36A |
eL43 | PF01780 | A E | — | L43 | L37A |
P1/P2 | PF00428 | A E | — | P1/P2 (AB) | P1/P2 (αβ) |
Ribosomes are macromolecular machines, found within all cells, that perform biological protein synthesis. Ribosomes link amino acids together in the order specified by the codons of messenger RNA molecules to form polypeptide chains. Ribosomes consist of two major components: the small and large ribosomal subunits. Each subunit consists of one or more ribosomal RNA molecules and many ribosomal proteins. The ribosomes and associated molecules are also known as the translational apparatus.
In molecular biology, RNA polymerase, or more specifically DNA-directed/dependent RNA polymerase (DdRP), is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reactions that synthesize RNA from a DNA template.
In biology, translation is the process in living cells in which proteins are produced using RNA molecules as templates. The generated protein is a sequence of amino acids. This sequence is determined by the sequence of nucleotides in the RNA. The nucleotides are considered three at a time. Each such triple results in addition of one specific amino acid to the protein being generated. The matching from nucleotide triple to amino acid is called the genetic code. The translation is performed by a large complex of functional RNA and proteins called ribosomes. The entire process is called gene expression.
The 5′ untranslated region is the region of a messenger RNA (mRNA) that is directly upstream from the initiation codon. This region is important for the regulation of translation of a transcript by differing mechanisms in viruses, prokaryotes and eukaryotes. While called untranslated, the 5′ UTR or a portion of it is sometimes translated into a protein product. This product can then regulate the translation of the main coding sequence of the mRNA. In many organisms, however, the 5′ UTR is completely untranslated, instead forming a complex secondary structure to regulate translation.
The Shine–Dalgarno (SD) sequence is a ribosomal binding site in bacterial and archaeal messenger RNA, generally located around 8 bases upstream of the start codon AUG. The RNA sequence helps recruit the ribosome to the messenger RNA (mRNA) to initiate protein synthesis by aligning the ribosome with the start codon. Once recruited, tRNA may add amino acids in sequence as dictated by the codons, moving downstream from the translational start site.
Ribosomal ribonucleic acid (rRNA) is a type of non-coding RNA which is the primary component of ribosomes, essential to all cells. rRNA is a ribozyme which carries out protein synthesis in ribosomes. Ribosomal RNA is transcribed from ribosomal DNA (rDNA) and then bound to ribosomal proteins to form small and large ribosome subunits. rRNA is the physical and mechanical factor of the ribosome that forces transfer RNA (tRNA) and messenger RNA (mRNA) to process and translate the latter into proteins. Ribosomal RNA is the predominant form of RNA found in most cells; it makes up about 80% of cellular RNA despite never being translated into proteins itself. Ribosomes are composed of approximately 60% rRNA and 40% ribosomal proteins, though this ratio differs between prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
The start codon is the first codon of a messenger RNA (mRNA) transcript translated by a ribosome. The start codon always codes for methionine in eukaryotes and archaea and a N-formylmethionine (fMet) in bacteria, mitochondria and plastids.
Bacterial translation is the process by which messenger RNA is translated into proteins in bacteria.
Eukaryotic translation is the biological process by which messenger RNA is translated into proteins in eukaryotes. It consists of four phases: initiation, elongation, termination, and recapping.
Elongation factor 4 (EF-4) is an elongation factor that is thought to back-translocate on the ribosome during the translation of RNA to proteins. It is found near-universally in bacteria and in eukaryotic endosymbiotic organelles including the mitochondria and the plastid. Responsible for proofreading during protein synthesis, EF-4 is a recent addition to the nomenclature of bacterial elongation factors.
The 5S ribosomal RNA is an approximately 120 nucleotide-long ribosomal RNA molecule with a mass of 40 kDa. It is a structural and functional component of the large subunit of the ribosome in all domains of life, with the exception of mitochondrial ribosomes of fungi and animals. The designation 5S refers to the molecule's sedimentation coefficient in an ultracentrifuge, which is measured in Svedberg units (S).
A ribosome binding site, or ribosomal binding site (RBS), is a sequence of nucleotides upstream of the start codon of an mRNA transcript that is responsible for the recruitment of a ribosome during the initiation of translation. Mostly, RBS refers to bacterial sequences, although internal ribosome entry sites (IRES) have been described in mRNAs of eukaryotic cells or viruses that infect eukaryotes. Ribosome recruitment in eukaryotes is generally mediated by the 5' cap present on eukaryotic mRNAs.
The signal recognition particle RNA, is part of the signal recognition particle (SRP) ribonucleoprotein complex. SRP recognizes the signal peptide and binds to the ribosome, halting protein synthesis. SRP-receptor is a protein that is embedded in a membrane, and which contains a transmembrane pore. When the SRP-ribosome complex binds to SRP-receptor, SRP releases the ribosome and drifts away. The ribosome resumes protein synthesis, but now the protein is moving through the SRP-receptor transmembrane pore.
50S is the larger subunit of the 70S ribosome of prokaryotes, i.e. bacteria and archaea. It is the site of inhibition for antibiotics such as macrolides, chloramphenicol, clindamycin, and the pleuromutilins. It includes the 5S ribosomal RNA and 23S ribosomal RNA.
Ribosomal particles are denoted according to their sedimentation coefficients in Svedberg units. The 60S subunit is the large subunit of eukaryotic 80S ribosomes, with the other major component being the eukaryotic small ribosomal subunit (40S). It is structurally and functionally related to the 50S subunit of 70S prokaryotic ribosomes. However, the 60S subunit is much larger than the prokaryotic 50S subunit and contains many additional protein segments, as well as ribosomal RNA expansion segments.
40S ribosomal protein S5 is a ribosomal subunit of the Eukaryotic ribosome (80S) complex. In humans it is encoded by the RPS5 gene.
The eukaryotic small ribosomal subunit (40S) is the smaller subunit of the eukaryotic 80S ribosomes, with the other major component being the large ribosomal subunit (60S). The "40S" and "60S" names originate from the convention that ribosomal particles are denoted according to their sedimentation coefficients in Svedberg units. It is structurally and functionally related to the 30S subunit of 70S prokaryotic ribosomes. However, the 40S subunit is much larger than the prokaryotic 30S subunit and contains many additional protein segments, as well as rRNA expansion segments.
Ribosomes are a large and complex molecular machine that catalyzes the synthesis of proteins, referred to as translation. The ribosome selects aminoacylated transfer RNAs (tRNAs) based on the sequence of a protein-encoding messenger RNA (mRNA) and covalently links the amino acids into a polypeptide chain. Ribosomes from all organisms share a highly conserved catalytic center. However, the ribosomes of eukaryotes are much larger than prokaryotic ribosomes and subject to more complex regulation and biogenesis pathways. Eukaryotic ribosomes are also known as 80S ribosomes, referring to their sedimentation coefficients in Svedberg units, because they sediment faster than the prokaryotic (70S) ribosomes. Eukaryotic ribosomes have two unequal subunits, designated small subunit (40S) and large subunit (60S) according to their sedimentation coefficients. Both subunits contain dozens of ribosomal proteins arranged on a scaffold composed of ribosomal RNA (rRNA). The small subunit monitors the complementarity between tRNA anticodon and mRNA, while the large subunit catalyzes peptide bond formation.
The mitochondrial ribosome, or mitoribosome, is a protein complex that is active in mitochondria and functions as a riboprotein for translating mitochondrial mRNAs encoded in mtDNA. The mitoribosome is attached to the inner mitochondrial membrane. Mitoribosomes, like cytoplasmic ribosomes, consist of two subunits — large (mt-LSU) and small (mt-SSU). Mitoribosomes consist of several specific proteins and fewer rRNAs. While mitochondrial rRNAs are encoded in the mitochondrial genome, the proteins that make up mitoribosomes are encoded in the nucleus and assembled by cytoplasmic ribosomes before being implanted into the mitochondria.
Archaeal initiation factors are proteins that are used during the translation step of protein synthesis in archaea. The principal functions these proteins perform include ribosome RNA/mRNA recognition, delivery of the initiator Met-tRNAiMet, methionine bound tRNAi, to the 40s ribosome, and proofreading of the initiation complex.