Atomic structures at last: the ribosome in 2000.
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Last year, atomic structures of the 50S ribosomal subunit from Haloarcula marismortui and of the 30S ribosomal subunit from Thermus thermophilus were published. A year before that, a 7.8 A resolution electron density map of the 70S ribosome from T. thermophilus appeared. This information is revolutionizing our understanding of protein synthesis.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Current opinion in structural biology
دوره 11 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001