Abstract
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.
MeSH terms
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Guanosine Triphosphate / metabolism*
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Nucleic Acid Conformation
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Peptide Elongation Factor Tu / metabolism*
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RNA, Transfer, Amino Acyl / chemistry
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RNA, Transfer, Amino Acyl / metabolism*
Substances
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RNA, Transfer, Amino Acyl
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Guanosine Triphosphate
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Peptide Elongation Factor Tu