Turning tRNA upside down: When aminoacylation is not a prerequisite to protein synthesis.

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Published in Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A on May 11, 2004

Authors

Michael Ibba1, Christopher Francklyn

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Microbiology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210-1292, USA. ibba.1@osu.edu

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