The structure of the Escherichia coli EF-Tu.EF-Ts complex at 2.5 A resolution.
Kawashima, T., Berthet-Colominas, C., Wulff, M., Cusack, S., Leberman, R.(1996) Nature 379: 511-518
- PubMed: 8596629 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/379511a0
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1EFU - PubMed Abstract: 
The crystal structure of the EF-Tu.EF-Ts complex from Escherichia coli has been determined to a resolution of 2.5 A. The complex contains two subunits of each of the elongation factors. The two EF-Ts molecules form a tight dimer, but there is little contact between the two EF-Tu molecules. The interaction of EF-Ts with EF-Tu results principally in the disruption of the Mg2+ ion binding site, thereby reducing the affinity of EF-Tu for guanine nucleotides.
Organizational Affiliation: 
European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Grenoble Outstation, France.