Ribose 2′-hydroxyl groups in the 5′ strand of the acceptor arm of P-site tRNA are not essential for EF-G catalyzed translocation

TABLE 1.

Translocation rates of 2′-deoxy–substituted tRNAs and an ASL4Phe from the ribosomal P- and A-sites, respectively

P-site substrate kobs (sec−1)
Translocation rates were measured in conventional buffer with fivefold excess of C-terminal hexahistidine tagged EF-G at 25°C.
tRNAMet 0.005
Fragmented tRNAMet 0.003
2′-d1 0.003
2′-d2 0.003
2′-d3 0.003
2′-d4 0.006
2′-d5 0.004
2′-d6 0.003
2′-d7 0.003
2′-d8 0.005
2′-d9 0.004
2′-d10 0.005
2′-d11 0.005
2′-d12 0.004
2′-d13 0.005
2′-d14 0.004
2′-d15 0.004
2′-d16 0.004
2′-d17 0.005

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