Using 13 intermediate-translocation-state models derived from X-ray and cryo-EM structures of Escherichia coli ribosomes to guide large-scale molecular dynamics simulations, a new study now models the path taken by tRNAs during spontaneous translocation to uncover the mechanisms that facilitate tRNA movement through the ribosome.
- Lars V Bock
- Christian Blau
- Helmut Grubmüller