Biopolym. Cell. 1990; 6(5):51-55.
http://dx.doi.org/10.7124/bc.00028C
Structure and Function of Biopolymers
Neutron scattering investigations of translating hybrid isotope ribosomal particles
1Baranov V. I., 1Gulyamova D. E., 1Tsalkova T. N., 1Serdyuk I. N.
  1. Institute of Protein Research, Academy of Sciences of the USSR
    Pushchino, Moscow Region, USSR

Abstract

Three types of translating hybrid-isotope 70S ribosomal particles: (H)-30S*(D)-50S, (D)-30S*(H)-50S, ((D)-RNA-(H)-protein)-30S*(D)-50S have been investigated by the neutron-scattering method. It is shown that small subparticle rather than large one is primarily responsible for alteration in compactness of the 70S ribosome observed during translocation.
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