After the ribosome structure: How does translocation work?

RNA

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 160-164

  Joseph, Simpson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELONGATION FACTOR G; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSFER RNA;

BINDING SITE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; RIBOSOME; RNA BINDING; RNA TRANSPORT; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

BACTERIA; PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTOR G; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RIBOSOMES; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, TRANSFER;

EID: 0037321348     PISSN: 13558382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1261/rna.2163103     Document Type: Review

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