Ribosomes that synthesize
proteins for use within the
cytosol (e.g.,
enzymes of
glycolysis) are suspended in the
cytosol.
Ribosomes that synthesize
proteins destined for: ...
Full article >>>ribosomea ribonucleo
protein particle found in the
cytoplasm on which
protein synthesis takes place
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Human Genetics, 2nd Edition. New York: Harper & Row ...
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Definition of
ribosome : ...
Full article >>>The region of an m
RNA molecule that binds the
ribosome to initiate
translation.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ...
Full article >>>Ribosomes consist of two subunits (Figure 1) that fit together (Figure 2) and work as one to
translate the m
RNA into a
polypeptide chain during
protein synthesis (Figure 3).
Full article >>>Dr. Paul Meltzer, of the National
Human Genome Research Institute's Laboratory of
Cancer Genetics, defines
ribosome.
illustrated:
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Full article >>>Ribosomes read the
code in m
RNA and synthesize
protein accordingly.
The symbols to the right are used in the drawings of
protein synthesis below.
The
ribosome attaches to the m
RNA.
Full article >>>RibosomeThe term proposed by Roberts (1958)for the small cellular components (Gk. soma, body) composed of specialized
ribosomal RNA and
protein (ribonucleo
protein);
site of
protein synthesis.
Full article >>>Ribosomes are the sites of
protein synthesis. They are not membrane-bound and thus occur in both
prokaryotes and
eukaryotes. Eukaryotic
ribosomes are slightly larger than prokaryotic ones.
Full article >>>ribosomes:
organelle bodies that may be bound to the ER that are the sites of
protein synthesis in eukaryotic
cells; the bodies in which
amino acids are bound together to form
proteins.
Full article >>>ribosome -- (
ribosomal RNA)
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Full article >>>Ribosomes Small cellular components composed of specialized
ribosomal RNA and
protein;
site of
protein synthesis.
See also:
RNA ...
Full article >>>Ribosome : The small cellular structure in which
RNA translates the
genetic code into
proteins.
RNA: See
Ribonucleic acid.
Sequence: See
Base sequence.
Full article >>>ribosome - a complex of more than 50 different
proteins associated with several structural
RNA molecules (r
RNA's) ...
Full article >>>ribosomeA
cell organelle constructed in the
nucleolus, functioning as the
site of
protein synthesis in the
cytoplasm. Consists of r
RNA and
protein molecules, which make up two subunits.
ribozyme ...
Full article >>>Ribosome binding site A short
nucleotide sequence upstream of a
gene which forms the
site on the m
RNA molecule where the
ribosome binds. (Also called a Shine-Delgarno
sequence.) ...
Full article >>>ribosome Subcellular structure composed of
protein and
ribonucleic acid. May be free in the
cytoplasm or attached to the
membranes of the
endoplasmic reticulum; functions in
protein synthesis.
Full article >>>ribosome - part of
protein synthetic machinery, made of
ribosomal RNAs and
proteins.
RNA polymerase -
protein that synthesizes
RNA from a
DNA template.
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Full article >>>RIBOSOME - A complex ribonucleo
protein particle (eukaryotic
ribosomes contain 4
RNAs and at least 82
proteins) which is the "machine" which
translates m
RNA into
protein molecules.
Full article >>>Ribosome. Cellular
organelle that is the
site of
protein synthesis during
translation. See
Organelle,
Translation.
Ribosome-
binding site. The region of an m
RNA molecule that binds the
ribosome to initiate
translation.
Full article >>>Ribosome: A cellular particle which is involved in the
translation of m
RNAs to make
proteins.
Ribosomes are a complex consisting of
ribosomal RNAs (r
RNA) and several
proteins.
Full article >>>ribosome a
cell organelle constructed in the
nucleolus, consisting of two subunits and functioning as the
site of
protein synthesis in the
cytoplasm.
Full article >>>Ribosome binding site:
Sequences contained in an m
RNA that
organize the assembly of a
ribosome to initiate
translation of the m
RNA into
polypeptide.
Ribosomal RNA (r
RNA): A
class of
RNA found in the
ribosomes of
cells.
Full article >>>The
ribosome is the main machine in the
cell. It is the molecular mechanism that takes the information stored in the
gene and
translates it into information in
protein sequence.
Full article >>>The
ribosome has sites, which allow another specialized
RNA molecule, known as t
RNA, to bind to the m
RNA. Binding of the correct t
RNA to the m
RNA on the
ribosome is accomplished by an "
anticodon" that is part of the t
RNA.
Full article >>>An
antibiotic of the aminoglycoside
family that poisons
translation by binding to the
ribosomes. See Kanamycin. kanr. Kanamycin resistance
gene. (See Selectable
marker.)
Karyotype.
Full article >>>termination factors
Protein factors of the
cytoplasm required in releasing a completed
polypeptide chain from a
ribosome. AKA release factors.
Full article >>>Ribosomes are multimolecular aggregates containing
RNAs and
proteins. They can be separated into two subunits, a large and a small subunit. The
ribosomes contain
binding sites for m
RNA, for t
RNAs and for a
variety of
protein factors.
Full article >>>The
amino acid sequence of
proteins synthesized on
ribosomes is thus determined by the
sequence of the
nucleotides in the
genome.
Full article >>>Ribosomal DNA genes The genes that make the three
RNA components of the
ribosome - the particle (also containing 60 or more
proteins) that is responsible for making
proteins within the
cell.
Full article >>>: The direction which
RNA polymerase moves during
transcription (5' to 3') and
ribosomes moves during
translation.
Full article >>>A
class of small
RNAs used by the
cell to carry
amino acids to the
enzyme complex (the
ribosome) which builds
proteins, using an m
RNA as a guide.
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Full article >>>The components of a typical prokaryotic
cell are a
cell wall, a
cytoplasmic membrane, a single
molecule of
DNA,
ribosomes and the
cytoplasm. All other components, although they might be present, are essentially dispensable.
Full article >>>Messenger RNA is then
translated via cellular machinery called
ribosomes into a string of
amino acids -- a
protein. Some
proteins function as
enzymes, catalysts that speed the chemical reactions in
cells.
Full article >>>The
vector may also carry a
ribosome binding
sequence (for
bacterial
expression) and a
start codon, depending on the nature of the
inserted
DNA. Some
expression vectors produce
fusion proteins.
Full article >>>Ribosomes - extremely small grain-like
organelle that provides the sites for
protein synthesis (they may be free in the
cytoplasm or attached to the
endoplasmic reticulum) ...
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