Ribosomal protein S12 and ‘non-enzymatic’ translocation

Role of ribosomal protein S12 in discrimination of aminoacyl-tRNA.

Ribosomes of streptomycin-resistant strains (&r-R) translate genetic messages with fewer errors than ribosomes of streptomycin-sensitive (S&S) strains. I have examined whether the increased level of tRNA discrimination by &r-R ribosomes, relative to Str-S ribosomes, occurs in an initial discrimination step before GTP hydrolysis during enzymatic tRNA binding, or in a second discrimination, or pr...

A signal relay between ribosomal protein S12 and elongation factor EF-Tu during decoding of mRNA.

Codon recognition by aminoacyl-tRNA on the ribosome triggers a process leading to GTP hydrolysis by elongation factor Tu (EF-Tu) and release of aminoacyl-tRNA into the A site of the ribosome. The nature of this signal is largely unknown. Here, we present genetic evidence that a specific set of direct interactions between ribosomal protein S12 and aminoacyl-tRNA, together with contacts between S...

Improvement of -Amylase Production by Modulation of Ribosomal Component Protein S12 in Bacillus subtilis 168

Improvement of alpha-amylase production by modulation of ribosomal component protein S12 in Bacillus subtilis 168.

The capacity of ribosomal modification to improve antibiotic production by Streptomyces spp. has already been demonstrated. Here we show that introduction of mutations that produce streptomycin resistance (str) also enhances alpha-amylase (and protease) production by a strain of Bacillus subtilis as estimated by measuring the enzyme activity. The str mutations are point mutations within rpsL, t...

The mitochondrial gene encoding ribosomal protein S12 has been translocated to the nuclear genome in Oenothera.

The Oenothera mitochondrial genome contains only a gene fragment for ribosomal protein S12 (rps12), while other plants encode a functional gene in the mitochondrion. The complete Oenothera rps12 gene is located in the nucleus. The transit sequence necessary to target this protein to the mitochondrion is encoded by a 5'-extension of the open reading frame. Comparison of the amino acid sequence e...