Aminoacyl-tRNAs diversity before and unity after interaction with EF-Tu:GTP

Evidence is presented for a new role for elongation factor EF-Tu. This involves conformational restraint or conformational selection of any aminoacyl-tRNA for channeling it to the ribosomal decoding site.

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Published in:FEBS letters 1994-08, Vol.351 (1), p.137-139
Main Authors: Barciszewski, Jan, Sprinzl, Mathias, Clark, Brian F.C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
aa-tRNA conformation
Guanosine Triphosphate - metabolism
New role for EF-Tu
Nucleic Acid Conformation
Peptide Elongation Factor Tu - metabolism
RNA, Transfer, Amino Acyl - chemistry
RNA, Transfer, Amino Acyl - metabolism
Ternary complex
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Summary:Evidence is presented for a new role for elongation factor EF-Tu. This involves conformational restraint or conformational selection of any aminoacyl-tRNA for channeling it to the ribosomal decoding site.
ISSN:0014-5793
1873-3468
DOI:10.1016/0014-5793(94)00770-5