Submissions tagged with Ribosome
(2 documents)
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Identification of the prebiotic translation apparatus within the contemporary ribosome
A structural element that could have existed independently in the prebiotic era was identified at the active site of the contemporary ribosome. It is suggested to have functioned as a proto-ribosom…
Received 04 March 2009 17:28 UTC; Posted 18 March 2009
Posted to: Molecular Cell Biology, Evolutionary Biology
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Evidence of existence of totally different types of ribosomes in intermediate animals
In all organisms, messenger-directed protein synthesis is catalyzed by ribonucleoprotein particles called ribosomes. A ribosome is typically composed of one small and one large subunit which contai…
Received 07 December 2008 17:49 UTC; Posted 11 December 2008
Posted to: Genetics & Genomics, Microbiology, Molecular Cell Biology
