Transfer RNA-mediated regulation of ribosome dynamics during protein synthesis

Nature Structural and Molecular Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1043-1051

  Fei, Jingyi ^a,b   Richard, Arianne C ^a,c   Bronson, Jonathan E ^a,d   Gonzalez Jr , Ruben L ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b United States of America   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES   (United States)

^d BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSFER RNA;

ARTICLE; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; GENE REARRANGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RIBOSOME; RNA CONFORMATION; RNA TRANSPORT;

FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTATION; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RIBOSOMES; RNA, TRANSFER;

EID: 80052446046     PISSN: 15459993     EISSN: 15459985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2098     Document Type: Article

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