CATH Classification
| Level | CATH Code | Description |
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2 | Mainly Beta |
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2.40 | Beta Barrel |
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2.40.30 | Elongation Factor Tu (Ef-tu); domain 3 |
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2.40.30.10 | Translation factors |
Domain Context
CATH Clusters
| Superfamily | Translation factors |
| Functional Family | eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5B |
Enzyme Information
| 3.6.5.3 |
Protein-synthesizing GTPase.
based on mapping to UniProt G0S8G9
GTP + H(2)O = GDP + phosphate.
-!- This enzyme comprises a family of proteins involved in prokaryotic as well as eukaryotic protein synthesis. -!- In the initiation factor complex, it is IF-2b (98 kDa) that binds GTP and subsequently hydrolyzes it in prokaryotes. -!- In eukaryotes, it is eIF-2 (150 kDa) that binds GTP. -!- In the elongation phase, the GTP-hydrolyzing proteins are the EF-Tu polypeptide of the prokaryotic transfer factor (43 kDa), the eukaryotic elongation factor EF-1-alpha (53 kDa), the prokaryotic EF-G (77 kDa), the eukaryotic EF-2 (70-110 kDa) and the signal recognition particle that play a role in endoplasmic reticulum protein synthesis (325 kDa). -!- EF-Tu and EF-1-alpha catalyze binding of aminoacyl-tRNA to the ribosomal A-site, while EF-G and EF-2 catalyze the translocation of peptidyl-tRNA from the A-site to the P-site. -!- GTPase activity is also involved in polypeptide release from the ribosome with the aid of the pRFs and eRFs. -!- Formerly EC 3.6.1.48.
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UniProtKB Entries (1)
| G0S8G9 |
IF2P_CHATD
Chaetomium thermophilum var. thermophilum DSM 1495
Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5B
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PDB Structure
| PDB | 4TN1 |
| External Links | |
| Method | X-RAY DIFFRACTION |
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| Primary Citation |
A monovalent cation acts as structural and catalytic cofactor in translational GTPases.
Embo J.
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