In this representation, the red background is the cytosol, and ribosomes are in light green. tRNAs are the purplish blue blobs. Some tRNAs are in the cytosol and others are bound to the green ...

Mitoribosomes: Ribosomes located in mitochondria that synthesize proteins encoded by mitochondrial DNA. Oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS): A metabolic pathway that uses oxygen and simple sugars ...

Ribosomes are the sites in a cell in which protein synthesis takes place. Cells have many ribosomes, and the exact number depends on how active a particular cell is in synthesizing proteins.

All cell types ? Fluid enclosed by the cell membrane, containing organelles and ribosomes Location of many chemical reactions All cell types Mitochondria?-shaped structures found in ? Location ...

During translation, ribosomes can pause on the nucleic acid. Researchers showed that collisions from incoming proteins get them moving again. Shelby is an assistant editor for The Scientist. She ...

A previously unknown kind of ribosome is responsible for folding sperm proteins, which decay before fertilization if prepared by other ribosomes. Dan is a News Editor at The Scientist. He writes and ...

Researchers have developed a new microscopy technique to observe how ribosomes function in cells. With this method, they can monitor individual ribosomes as they convert mRNA into proteins.

Researchers from the Tanenbaum group at the Hubrecht Institute have developed a new microscopy technique to observe how ribosomes function in cells. With this method, they can monitor individual ...

the structure and its location and orientation are recorded. The researchers then start piecing these matches together. In the new research, these matches were used to construct ribosomes in ...