In: Biology
1. Ribosome cycle:
a. Pre-initiation complex = small subunit, initiator tRNA on
mRNA
b. Initiation complex = large subunit added
c. Elongation = aminoacyl-tRNA added, lengthen polypeptide
d. Termination = polypeptide exits into tertiary structure,
ribosome disassembles
2. During initiation complex formation, the large ribosomal subunit binds to the small subunit to complete the initiation complex.
3. During pre-initiation complex formation, the small ribosomal subunit binds to the start of the mRNA sequence and then to the initiator tRNA to form the pre-initiation complex.
4. The post-termination complex formed by the end of the termination step consists of mRNA with the termination codon at the A-site, an uncharged tRNA in the P site, and the intact 70S ribosome. Ribosome recycling step is responsible for the disassembly of the post-termination ribosomal complex.
Once the nascent protein is released in termination, Ribosome Recycling Factor and Elongation Factor G (EF-G) function to release mRNA and tRNAs from ribosomes and dissociate the 70S ribosome into the 30S and 50S subunits.