Non-bulk-like solvent behavior in the ribosome exit tunnel.
As nascent proteins are synthesized by the ribosome, they depart via an exit tunnel running through the center of the large subunit. The exit tunnel likely plays an important part in various aspects of translation. Although water plays a key role in many bio-molecular processes, the nature of water...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-10-01
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Series: | PLoS Computational Biology |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2958802?pdf=render |