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Structure of yeast phenylalanine tRNA at 3 Å resolution

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The structure of a tRNA has been determined by isomorphous replacement. Some of the interactions which maintain the tertiary structure are of a novel type. Our model differs significantly from one which has recently been proposed.

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Robertus, J., Ladner, J., Finch, J. et al. Structure of yeast phenylalanine tRNA at 3 Å resolution. Nature 250, 546–551 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/250546a0

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