HHMI scientists and their colleagues discover a new mechanism of protein synthesis. Ribosomes are the cell’s molecular machines, responsible for translating genetic information in messenger RNA into ...

Also, because they are single strands, RNA molecules don't form helices; rather, they fold into complex structures ... point in time. Ribosomes are the sites in a cell in which protein synthesis ...

Scientists at UCL have discovered a novel role played by ribosomes during the folding of new proteins in cells, described in their paper in Nature. Ribosomes, the cell's dedicated molecular ...

Ribosomal translation is the process by which cells synthesize proteins based on the genetic instructions encoded in messenger RNA. It is essential for life, yet it is an incredibly complex process ...

First, three initiation factor proteins (known as IF1, IF2, and IF3) bind to the small subunit of the ribosome. This preinitiation complex and a methionine-carrying tRNA then bind to the mRNA ...

The rRNA molecules fold into complex secondary and tertiary structures, forming domains and motifs that are essential for ribosome function. The rRNA structures also provide binding sites for ...

Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa have made an exciting discovery : a virus found in the ocean called FloV-SA2 carries the genetic ...

Depending on which antibiotic is used, the new ribosomes lacked certain tags. The tags were specifically lost in the regions where antibiotics latch on to and halt protein production.

Transmission electron micrograph of negatively stained FloV-SA2 virus particles (top left). Scale bar: 100 nm; A ribosome ...