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. 2015 Dec 15;109(12):2637–2643. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2015.10.042

Table 2.

Literature-based distances in complexes of eukaryotic ribosomes with tRNAs and mRNAs

PDB ID (Method of Analysis and Resolution in nm) Complex Distance (nm) Base in 3rd Position of the A Site Codon Reference
4KZZ (x-ray, 0.70) 40S • tRNA (P site) • mRNA • eIF1Aa 2.78 U (37)
1VXZ (cryo-EM, 0.63) 80S • tRNA (P site) • tRNA (E site) • mRNA 2.74 A (36)
4CXB (cryo-EM, 0.69) 80S • tRNA (P site) • tRNA (A site) • mRNA 2.58 U (35)

Distances between the P of the 5′-terminal phosphate of mRNA codon at the P site and the C8 of A or C5 of U in the third position of the A site codon calculated from the structures of complexes of eukaryotic ribosomes with tRNAs and mRNAs deposited in the PDB.

a

eIF1A, eukaryotic translation initiation factor 1A.