The E-site is the third and final

binding site In biochemistry and molecular biology, a binding site is a region on a macromolecule such as a protein that binds to another molecule with specificity. The binding partner of the macromolecule is often referred to as a ligand. Ligands may includ ...

for t-RNA in the ribosome during

translation Translation is the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by means of an equivalent target-language text. The English language draws a terminological distinction (which does not exist in every language) between ''transla ...

, a part of protein synthesis. The "E" stands for exit, and is accompanied by the

P-site The P-site (for peptidyl) is the second binding site for tRNA in the ribosome. The other two sites are the A-site (aminoacyl), which is the first binding site in the ribosome, and the E-site (exit), the third. During protein translation, the P-site ...

(for peptidyl) which is the second binding site, and the

A-site The A-site (A for aminoacyl) of a ribosome is a binding site for charged t-RNA molecules during protein synthesis. One of three such binding sites, the A-site is the first location the t-RNA binds during the protein synthesis process, the other ...

(aminoacyl), which is the first binding site. It is involved in

cellular processes The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of life forms. Every cell consists of a cytoplasm enclosed within a membrane, and contains many biomolecules such as proteins, DNA and RNA, as well as many small molecules of nutrients and ...

. Kirillov, S., Makarov, E., & Semenkov, Y. (1983). Quantitative study of interaction of deacylated tRNA with Escherichia coli ribosomes. FEBS Letters, 157(1), 91-94.

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