Ribosome

Proteins of the large subunit

• L1
• L2
• L3
• L4
• L5
• L6
• L9
• L10
• L11
• L12
• L13
• L14
• L15
• L16
• L17
• L18
• L19
• L20
• L21
• L22
• L23
• L24
• L27
• L28
• L29
• L30
• L31
• L32
• L33a
• L33b
• L34
• L35
• L36

Proteins of the small subunit

• S2
• S3
• S4
• S5
• S6
• S7
• S8
• S9
• S10
• S11
• S12
• S13
• S14
• S15
• S16
• S17
• S18
• S19
• S20
• S21

Proteins that are part of the ribosome only under specific conditions

• Ctc: present in the large subunit under stress conditions
• RpmGC: replaces L33 under conditions of zinc limitation
• YbxF: L7 family, associated to the ribosome during logarithmic growth
• YhzA: replaces L31 under conditions of zinc limitation
• YtiA: replaces S14 under conditions of zinc limitation

Proteins that are similar to ribosomal proteins

• YfjL
• YlxQ
• YpfD

Reviews on ribosome structure and function

T Martin Schmeing, V Ramakrishnan
What recent ribosome structures have revealed about the mechanism of translation.
Nature: 2009, 461(7268);1234-42
[PubMed:19838167] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Veysel Berk, Jamie H D Cate
Insights into protein biosynthesis from structures of bacterial ribosomes.
Curr Opin Struct Biol: 2007, 17(3);302-9
[PubMed:17574829] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Andrei Korostelev, Sergei Trakhanov, Martin Laurberg, Harry F Noller
Crystal structure of a 70S ribosome-tRNA complex reveals functional interactions and rearrangements.
Cell: 2006, 126(6);1065-77
[PubMed:16962654] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Maria Selmer, Christine M Dunham, Frank V Murphy, Albert Weixlbaumer, Sabine Petry, Ann C Kelley, John R Weir, V Ramakrishnan
Structure of the 70S ribosome complexed with mRNA and tRNA.
Science: 2006, 313(5795);1935-42
[PubMed:16959973] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Ada Yonath
High-resolution structures of large ribosomal subunits from mesophilic eubacteria and halophilic archaea at various functional States.
Curr Protein Pept Sci: 2002, 3(1);67-78
[PubMed:12370012] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)