to the catalytic site of the ribosome in this area (specifically the peptidyl transferase center, or PTC).

The SSU rRNA subtypes decode mRNA in its decoding center (DC). Ribosomal proteins cannot enter the DC.

The structure of rRNA is able to drastically change to affect tRNA binding to the ribosome during translation of other mRNAs. In 16S rRNA, this is thought to occur when certain nucleotides in the rRNA appear to alternate base pairing between

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