Direct localization of the tRNAs within the elongating ribosome by means of neutron scattering (proton-spin contrast-variation)

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 266, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 343-356

  Wadzack, Jörg ^a   Burkhardt, Nils ^a   Jünemann, Ralf ^a   Diedrich, Gundo ^a   Nierhaus, Knud H ^a   Frank, Joachim ^b   Penczek, Pawel ^b   Meerwinck, Wolf ^c   Schmitt, Matthias ^c   Willumeit, Regine ^c   Stuhrmann, Heinrich B ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Germany)

^b WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Neutron scattering; Protein biosynthesis; Ribosome; Translocation; tRNA binding sites

Indexed keywords

LIGAND; PROTON; TRANSFER RNA;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; GRAVITY; MODEL; NEUTRON SCATTERING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; RIBOSOME; RIBOSOME SUBUNIT; RNA TRANSPORT; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EID: 0031581825     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0788     Document Type: Article

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