The name of this superfamily has been modified since the most recent official CATH+ release (v4_3_0). At the point of the last release, this superfamily was named:
"L11 consists of a 23S rRNA binding C-terminal domain and an N-terminal domain that directly contacts protein synthesis factors. These two domains are joined by a flexible linker that allows inter-domain movement during protein synthesis. This entry represents the N-terminal domain of L11/L12. The structure of the L11 N-terminal domain (NTD) consists of two helices packed against the concave surface of a three-stranded antiparallel beta sheet, with the first seven residues disordered. One of the most distinctive and conserved regions of the L11 molecule is the proline-rich helix 1, which appears to have a crucial functional role.
L11 is known to bind directly to the 23S rRNA and plays a significant role during initiation, elongation, and termination of protein synthesis. While the C-terminal domain of L11 binds RNA tightly, the N-terminal domain makes only limited contacts with RNA and is proposed to function as a switch that reversibly associates with an adjacent region of RNA. The N-terminal domain functions as a molecular switch, either by facilitating changes in the tertiary structure of the GAR/GAC (GTPase-associated region/centre) RNA or by controlling access to the RNA. In bacteria, the L11 N-terminal domain is post-translationally modified (trimethylated) at multiple residues by the S-adenosyl-L-methionine(AdoMet)-dependent trimethyltransferase PrmA.
PFAM:PF03946, INTERPRO:IPR036796,PMID:10338213,PMID:17215866,PMID:18611379,PMID:18406324
Structures | |
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Domains: | 146 |
Domain clusters (>95% seq id): | 12 |
Domain clusters (>35% seq id): | 4 |
Unique PDBs: | 134 |
Alignments | |
Structural Clusters (5A): | 1 |
Structural Clusters (9A): | 1 |
FunFam Clusters: | 24 |
Function | |
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Unique GO: | 46 |
Taxonomy | |
Unique Species: | 18224 |