The newly identified mefloquine binding site (IMAGE)

University of Groningen

The newly identified mefloquine binding site

Caption

This cartoon shows the newly identified mefloquine binding site causing the changes in the ribosome's dynamics which promote read-through of the premature stop codons. The main interactions are shown with the dashed lines. The patch of electron microscope density assigned to mefloquine is shown as blue mesh.

Credit

Albert Guskov, University of Groningen

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