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SUBMITTER: Opron K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6337491 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Opron Kristopher K Burton Zachary F ZF
International journal of molecular sciences 20181221 1
Ribosomes are among the largest and most dynamic molecular motors. The structure and dynamics of translation initiation and elongation are reviewed. Three ribosome motions have been identified for initiation and translocation. A swivel motion between the head/beak and the body of the 30S subunit was observed. A tilting dynamic of the head/beak versus the body of the 30S subunit was detected using simulations. A reversible ratcheting motion was seen between the 30S and the 50S subunits that slide ...[more]