... 3803 Staphylococcus aureus elongation factor G – structure and analysis of a target for fusidic acid Yang Chen, Ravi Kiran Koripella, Suparna Sanyal and Maria SelmerDepartment of Cell and Molecular Biology, ... The mutations can be classified as affecting FA binding, EF -G ribosome interactions, EF -G conformation, and EF -G stability.AbbreviationsEF -G, elongation factor G; EF-Tu, elongation factor Tu; ... with domains G and III undergo largechanges between the free and ribosome-bound states of EF -G, and thus the same mutations can also affectthe conformational dynamics of EF -G. Gly617 and Gly621,...