In the 1940s, scientists at the recently established National Cancer Institute were trying to breed mice that could inform our understanding of cancer, either because they predictably developed ...
Dr. Ada E. Yonath, a postdoctoral fellow at the Mellon College of Science in 1969, received the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her studies of the ribosome. “Ada Yonath at the Weizmann ...
Ribosomes are composed of two subunits, the small and large subunits, each containing specific rRNA molecules. The main types of rRNA include: Small Subunit rRNA: In prokaryotes, the small subunit ...
In a recent study, researchers suggest the cell's messenger RNA (mRNA) -- the major translator and regulator of genetic material -- along with a critical protein called ZAK, spur the cell's initial ...
Three researchers have been awarded lucrative Synergy Grants by the European Research Council together with LMU. The funded projects investigate ...
A team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists has identified a specific stage of neurodevelopment when differentiating neural cells produce fewer ribosomes, which are responsible for making ...
A new study has found a connection between special patterns in RNA sequences within the ribosome — the cell’s protein production machinery — and genes known to contribute towards psychiatric disorders ...
Proteins are synthesized through two processes involving DNA: transcription, which converts DNA into mRNA; and translation, where ribosomes read the mRNA and sequentially link amino acids to form ...