The life and death of translation elongation factor 2

R. Jørgensen, A. R. Merrill, G. R. Andersen*

*Corresponding author

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Abstract

eEF2 (eukaryotic elongation factor 2) occupies an essential role in protein synthesis where it catalyses the translocation of the two tRNAs and the mRNA after peptidyl transfer on the 80 S ribosome. Recent crystal structures of eEF2 and the cryo-electron microscopy reconstruction of its 80 S complex now provide a substantial structural framework for dissecting the functional properties of this factor. The factor can be modified by either phosphorylation or ADP-ribosylation, which results in cessation of translation. We review the structural and functional properties of eEF2 with particular emphasis on the unique diphthamide residue, which is ADP-ribosylated by diphtheria toxin from Corynebacterium diphtheriae and exotoxin A from Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftBiochemical Society Transactions
Vol/bind34
Udgave nummer1
Sider (fra-til)1-6
Antal sider6
ISSN0300-5127
DOI
StatusUdgivet - feb. 2006
Udgivet eksterntJa

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