BiochemistrybioRxiv
Specific length and structure rather than high thermodynamic stability enable regulatory mRNA stem-loops to pause translation
C. Bao, M. Zhu, I. Nykonchuk…·D. Ermolenko
The paper shows that specific length and structure, not high thermodynamic stability, of mRNA stem-loops cause ribosome pauses by inhibiting tRNA binding and slowing translocation.