Rapid kinetic analysis of EF-G-dependent mRNA translocation in the ribosome

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 327, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 369-381

  Studer, Sean M ^a   Feinberg, Jason S ^a   Joseph, Simpson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Elongation factor G; MRNA; Ribosome; Translocation; TRNA

Indexed keywords

ELONGATION FACTOR G; MESSENGER RNA; PYRENE;

ACCURACY; ANTICODON; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; FLUORESCENCE; KINETICS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RIBOSOME; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA TRANSPORT;

EID: 0037459218     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(03)00146-3     Document Type: Article

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