It couples GTP hydrolysis to movement of the ribosome along messenger RNA during biological translation. Translocation shifts the relative positions of the message and bound transfer RNAs, allowing another codon to enter the decoding cycle. [ref]
Molecular Biology of the Cell, 4th edition by Bruce Alberts and others. Chapters 4–7, chromatin, replication and gene regulation
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