This protein binds directly to at least 2 domains of the 23S ribosomal RNA, thus is important in its secondary structure. It is located near the subunit interface in the base of the L7,L12 stalk, and near the tRNA binding site of the peptidyltransferase center.Gentamicin-resistant mutations in this protein affect translation fidelity.
Escherichia coli proteome analysis using the gene-protein database.VanBogelen R.A., Abshire K.Z., Moldover B., Olson E.R., Neidhardt F.C.Electrophoresis 18:1243-1251(1997)
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