An Interrupted Gene Consists of Exons and Introns.

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Mutations that remove the 2’-OH of the A residue at the 30 end of the P-site tRNA result in a 106-fold reduction in catalysis rates. This “substrate-assisted catalysis”

2’-OH of the P-site tRNA may act as part of a “proton shuttle”

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IF1 prevents tRNAs from binding to the portion of the small subunit that will become part of the A-site.

†IF2 is a GTPase that interacts with three key components of the initiation machinery: the small subunit, IF1, and the charged initiator tRNA (fMet-tRNAi f-Met). By interacting with these components, IF2 facilitates the association of fMet-tRNAi f-Met with the small subunit and prevents other charged tRNAs from associating with the small subunit.

† IF3 binds to the small subunit and blocks it from reassociating with a large subunit. Because initiation requires a free small subunit, the binding of IF3 is critical for a new cycle of translation.