The transorientation hypothesis suggests a fourth site (D [decoding]) on the ribosome (besides A, P, and E) and assumes that the EF-G-GTP and tRNA ternary complex rotation (transorientation) moves the tRNA from the D site to the A site during protein synthesis. ribosomes; Simonson AB, Lake JA 2002 Nature [Lond] 416:281.
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(2008). Transorientation Hypothesis. In: Encyclopedia of Genetics, Genomics, Proteomics and Informatics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6754-9_17349
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