Late events in translation initiation. Adjustment of fMet-tRNA in the ribosomal P-site

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 256, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 667-675

  La Teana, Anna ^a,b   Pon, Cynthia L ^a   Gualerzi, Claudio O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

fMet tRNA; GTPase; mRNA; Ribosomes; Translational initiation factor 2

Indexed keywords

GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; METHIONINE TRANSFER RNA;

ARTICLE; CODON; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOSOME; RIBOSOME SUBUNIT; TRANSLATION INITIATION;

GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS;

EID: 0029913289     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0116     Document Type: Article

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