A method of supervised classification using two available structure templates was applied to investigate the possible heterogeneity existing in a large cryo-EM dataset of an Escherichia coli 70S ribosome-EF-G complex. Two subpopulations showing the ribosome in distinct conformational states, related by a ratchet-like rotation of the 30S subunit with respect to the 50S subunit, were extracted from the original dataset. The possible presence of additional intermediate states is discussed.
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