A snapshot of the 30S ribosomal subunit capturing mRNA via the Shine-Dalgarno interaction
Kaminishi, T., Wilson, D.N., Takemoto, C., Harms, J.M., Kawazoe, M., Schluenzen, F., Hanawa-Suetsugu, K., Shirouzu, M., Fucini, P., Yokoyama, S.(2007) Structure 15: 289-297
- PubMed: 17355865 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.str.2006.12.008
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2E5L - PubMed Abstract: 
In the initiation phase of bacterial translation, the 30S ribosomal subunit captures mRNA in preparation for binding with initiator tRNA. The purine-rich Shine-Dalgarno (SD) sequence, in the 5' untranslated region of the mRNA, anchors the 30S subunit near the start codon, via base pairing with an anti-SD (aSD) sequence at the 3' terminus of 16S rRNA ...