Article
Pre-binding of small protein B to a stalled ribosome triggers trans-translation.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 18 Jun 2004
Hallier Marc, Ivanova Natalia, Rametti Armelle, Pavlov Michael, Ehrenberg Måns, Felden Brice
Abstract excerpt
To rescue stalled ribosomes, eubacteria employ a molecule, transfer messenger RNA (tmRNA), which functions both as a tRNA and as an mRNA. With the help of small protein B (SmpB), tmRNA restarts protein synthesis and adds by the trans-translation mechanism a peptide tag to the stalled protein to t...
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