A-site

The A-site (A for aminoacyl) of a ribosome is a binding site for charged t-RNA molecules during protein synthesis.[1] One of three such binding sites, the A-site is the first location the t-RNA binds during the protein synthesis process, the other two sites being P-site (peptidyl) and E-site (exit).

References

  1. ↑ Konevega, AL; Soboleva, NG; Makhno, VI; Semenkov, YP; Wintermeyer, W; Rodnina, MV; Katunin, VI (Jan 2004). "Purine bases at position 37 of tRNA stabilize codon-anticodon interaction in the ribosomal A site by stacking and Mg2+-dependent interactions.". RNA (New York, N.Y.) 10 (1): 90–101. doi:10.1261/rna.5142404. PMC 1370521. PMID 14681588.


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