Small Subunit
Helices Lost 2 Deletion 3 Gap Distance (Å) Sequence Length 4 PMove 5
SH5-14 51-82, 87-364 86, 80 None 1.0
(4nt loop) 6        
SH16-17 408-499 17 3nt 0.3
SH21-22 588-672, 736-760 65, 43 None 1.0
(690 region)        
SH25-26a 814-863, 867-879 35, 36 None 1.0
(3nt loop)        
SH33 & SH35 996-1045 16 NA 1.0
SH37 1084-1089, 1096-1102 25, 17 None 1.0
(6nt loop)        
SH39 & SH40 1113-1163, 1174-1191 35, 35 1nt 1.0
(end of SH40)        
SH41 1243-1265, 1269-1294 35, 29 None 1.0
(3nt loop)        
LH44 1416-1449, 1453-1484 83, 97 None 1.0
(3nt loop)        
Anti-Shine-Delgarno 1536-1542 ? None ----
Large Subunit
Helices Lost Deletion Gap Distance (Å) Sequence Length2 PMove3
LH1-25 1-562 NA 22nts (5' end) ----
LH28-31 595-662 Loop 7 4nt ----
LH34 698-713, 717-763 26, 26 None 1.0
(3nt loop)        
LH37-42 & LH45 818-1050, 1109-1185 91, 100 35nt, 13nt 1.0
(GTPase region)        
LH46 1206-1222, 1227-1240 36, 19 None 1.0
(4nt loop)        
LH47-61 1276-1656 27 29nt 0.2
LH62-63 1668-1761 30 None 1.0
LH66 1798-1806, 1811-1821 26, 30 None 1.0
(4nt loop)        
LH68 1844-1868, 1872-1896 51, 60 None 1.0
(3nt loop)        
LH76-79 2092-2227 Loop 7 4nts ----
LH81-88 2259-2421 26 24nts 0.2
LH94 2627-2645 43 8nts 1.0
(connects to SRL)        
LH96 2679-2728 Loop 7 5nts ----
LH97-101 2732-2904 NA 20nts (3' end) ----

1 Deletions of 5 nt or less are not included.

2 SH and LH are used to represent small subunit helices and large subunit helices respectively.

3 The residues that are deleted from the C. elegans sequence are listed with E. coli numbering.

4 Sequence length represents the unassigned sequence from the C. elegans structure that is not represented by a homologous region in the E. coli secondary structure and is therefore available to close the gap.

5 Probability that movement would be required to compensate for the deletion (see text for explanation).

6 The identity shown in red is the region that would need to move to compensate for the deletion.

7 Gap distance is not important because the deletion is at the end of a helix and can easily be closed by a new loop.