Bacterial 70S Ribosome (IMAGE)

Aarhus University

Bacterial 70S Ribosome

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The figure shows the bacterial 70S ribosome with the cleavage point for the cytotoxin VapC20 marked with red. To the right is transfer RNA, which is cleaved by a similar mechanism in the pathogenic organism Shigella flexneri. Behind this is an RNA gel showing the actual cleavage reaction in the ribosome.

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Ditlev E. Brodersen

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Credit given to Ditlev E. Brodersen, Aarhus University

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