The invention provides methods for producing high resolution crystals of ribosomes and ribosomal subunits as well as crystals produced by such methods. The invention also provides high resolution structures of ribosomal subunits either alone or in combination with protein synthesis inhibitors. The invention provides methods for identifying ribosome-related ligands and methods for designing ligands with specific ribosome-binding properties as well as ligands that may act as protein synthesis inhibitors. Thus, the methods and compositions of the invention may be used to produce ligands that are designed to specifically kill or inhibit the growth of any target organism.
本发明提供了制备高分辨率
核糖体和
核糖体亚基晶体的方法,以及由这些方法制备的晶体。本发明还提供了
核糖体亚基的高分辨率结构,单独或与蛋白质合成
抑制剂结合。本发明提供了用于识别与
核糖体相关的
配体的方法,以及设计具有特定
核糖体结合性能的
配体的方法,以及可能作为蛋白质合成
抑制剂的
配体。因此,本发明的方法和组合物可用于生产旨在特异性杀死或抑制任何目标
生物生长的
配体。