The influence of downstream structured elements within mRNA on the dynamics of intersubunit rotation in ribosomes

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FIGURE 1.
FIGURE 1.

Schematic depicting the two ribosomal subunits (50S—yellow; 30S—blue) in various rotational states: nonrotated, rotated, and hyperrotated. Approximate locations of Cy3 (green sphere) attached to ribosomal protein L9 and Cy5 (red sphere) attached to ribosomal protein S6 are shown.

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  1. RNA 31: 973-987