The E-site story: The importance of maintaining two tRNAs on the ribosome during protein synthesis

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 23, 2006, Pages 2725-2737

  Wilson, D N ^a   Nierhaus, K H ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

A site; Accuracy of protein synthesis; E site; Frameshift; Protein synthesis; tRNA binding sites

Indexed keywords

TRANSFER RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; RIBOSOMAL FRAMESHIFTING; RIBOSOME; RNA BINDING;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMINO ACIDS; BINDING SITES; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PEPTIDE CHAIN ELONGATION, TRANSLATIONAL; PROKARYOTIC CELLS; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; READING FRAMES; RIBOSOMES; RNA, TRANSFER; RNA, TRANSFER, AMINO ACYL;

EID: 33845484606     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-006-6125-4     Document Type: Review

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