Atomic-Scale Structures of Ribosome Could Help Improve Antibiotics (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Atomic-Scale Structures of Ribosome Could Help Improve Antibiotics

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This "action shot" reveals the motion of the small ribosomal subunit, depicted by difference vectors, during ratcheting.

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Jamie Cate

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