Protein Domain : IPR018268

Type:  Conserved_site Name:  Ribosomal protein S10, conserved site
Description:  Ribosomes are the particles that catalyse mRNA-directed protein synthesis in all organisms. The codons of the mRNA are exposed on the ribosome to allow tRNA binding. This leads to the incorporation of amino acids into the growing polypeptide chain in accordance with the genetic information. Incoming amino acid monomers enter the ribosomal A site in the form of aminoacyl-tRNAs complexed with elongation factor Tu (EF-Tu) and GTP. The growing polypeptide chain, situated in the P site as peptidyl-tRNA, is then transferred to aminoacyl-tRNA and the new peptidyl-tRNA, extended by one residue, is translocated to the P site with the aid the elongation factor G (EF-G) and GTP as the deacylated tRNA is released from the ribosome through one or more exit sites [, ]. About 2/3 of the mass of the ribosome consists of RNA and 1/3 of protein. The proteins are named in accordance with the subunit of the ribosome which they belong to - the small (S1 to S31) and the large (L1 to L44). Usually they decorate the rRNA cores of the subunits. Many ribosomal proteins, particularly those of the large subunit, are composed of a globular, surfaced-exposed domain with long finger-like projections that extend into the rRNA core to stabilise its structure. Most of the proteins interact with multiple RNA elements, often from different domains. In the large subunit, about 1/3 of the 23S rRNA nucleotides are at least in van der Waal's contact with protein, and L22 interacts with all six domains of the 23S rRNA. Proteins S4 and S7, which initiate assembly of the 16S rRNA, are located at junctions of five and four RNA helices, respectively. In this way proteins serve to organise and stabilise the rRNA tertiary structure. While the crucial activities of decoding and peptide transfer are RNA based, proteins play an active role in functions that may have evolved to streamline the process of protein synthesis. In addition to their function in the ribosome, many ribosomal proteins have some function 'outside' the ribosome [, ].Evidence suggests that, in prokaryotes, the peptidyl transferase reaction is performed by the large subunit 23S rRNA, whereas proteins probably have a greater role in eukaryotic ribosomes. Most of the proteins lie close to, or on the surface of, the 30S subunit, arranged peripherally around the rRNA []. The small subunit ribosomal proteins can be categorised as primary binding proteins, which bind directly and independently to 16S rRNA; secondary binding proteins, which display no specific affinity for 16S rRNA, but its assembly is contingent upon the presence of one or more primary binding proteins; and tertiary binding proteins, which require the presence of one or more secondary binding proteins and sometimes other tertiary binding proteins.The small ribosomal subunit protein S10 consists of about 100 amino acid residues. In Escherichia coli, S10 is involved in binding tRNA to the ribosome, and also operates as a transcriptional elongation factor []. Experimental evidence [] has revealed that S10 has virtually no groups exposed on the ribosomal surface, and is one of the "split proteins": these are a discrete group that are selectively removed from 30S subunits under low salt conditions and are required for the formation of activated 30S reconstitution intermediate (RI*) particles. S10 belongs to a family of proteins [] that includes: bacteria S10; algal chloroplast S10; cyanelle S10; archaebacterial S10; Marchantia polymorphaand Prototheca wickerhamiimitochondrial S10; Arabidopsis thalianamitochondrial S10 (nuclear encoded); vertebrate S20; plant S20; and yeast URP2. Short Name:  Ribosomal_S10_CS

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1 Cross References

Identifier
PS00361

2 Found Ins

DB identifier Type Name
IPR001848 Family Ribosomal protein S10
IPR005729 Family Ribosomal protein S10, eukaryotic/archaeal

5 GO Annotations

GO Term Gene Name
GO:0003723 IPR018268
GO:0003735 IPR018268
GO:0006412 IPR018268
GO:0005622 IPR018268
GO:0005840 IPR018268

5 Ontology Annotations

GO Term Gene Name
GO:0003723 IPR018268
GO:0003735 IPR018268
GO:0006412 IPR018268
GO:0005622 IPR018268
GO:0005840 IPR018268

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7 Publications

First Author Title Year Journal Volume Pages PubMed ID
            11297922
            11290319
            11114498
            9281425
            9371771
            2179947
            8021936