Ribosomes are the cell's protein factories, which read the genetic code and assemble the proteins that every organism needs ...

The transport of molecules between the nucleus and cytoplasm is a major task in every eukaryotic cell. Nucleocytoplasmic transport occurs through nuclear pore complexes (NPCs), which are enormous ...

Figure 2: Electron density maps of the 30S, 50S and 70S ribosomal particles. Although high quality diffracting crystals of the ribosome have been available for a number of years 5,6, the technical ...

Chloroplast ribosomes, which originated from cyanobacteria, comprise a large subunit (50S) and a small subunit (30S) containing ribosomal RNAs (rRNAs) and various ribosomal proteins. Genes for many ...

Having solved the first crystal structure of a eukaryotic ribosome, scientists are now getting a new, more detailed look at the machinery that translates the genetic code into proteins in all living ...

Maturation of the ribosome is a complex operation. Work now shows that the 90S precursor of the small 40S subunit undergoes a 'molting' process, during which it progressively discards its outermost ...

Researchers reveal how cells regenerate protein factories at endoplasmic reticulum. Researchers at LMU and Stanford University reveal how cells regenerate protein factories at endoplasmic reticulum.

Led by Northwestern Engineering’s Michael Jewett, researchers created a new version of an engineered tethered ribosome dubbed Ribo-T, which provides a foundation to propel broad, new efforts in ...

Last year, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry heralded work on DNA transcription, a cornerstone process in molecular biology in which a cell synthesizes a messenger RNA (mRNA) version of genomic DNA. For ...

In a recent study published in the journal Nature, researchers examined molecular-level differences in ribosomal translational fidelity between humans and bacteria. Protein synthesis by ribosomes ...

Cells endure starvation conditions by rewiring their metabolic pathways. For example, in yeast, ribosomes are known to coat mitochondria. Exactly how this behavior promotes survival has remained ...