CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Two new studies reveal in unprecedented detail how the ribosome interacts with other molecules to assemble new proteins and guide them toward their destination in biological cells.

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 ...

Scientists discover why ribosomes misread certain modified mRNA sequences and show how simple sequence changes could improve vaccine design and safety.

Within a cell, DNA carries the genetic code for building proteins. To build proteins, the cell makes a copy of DNA, called mRNA. Then, another molecule called a ribosome reads the mRNA, translating it ...

Ribosomes, the cell's protein-making factories, consume large amounts of energy as they build the proteins that keep cells alive and functioning. When cells experience stress—such as lack of nutrients ...

Translation of mRNAs by multiple ribosomes at once, both in-frame and out-of-frame. Upper part shows translation as observed through the microscope. The mRNA is visualized in red, the in-frame ...

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 ...

A new cryo-electron microscopy facility is nearing completion at UC Santa Cruz, giving researchers powerful tools for studying the structures and functions of complex molecules involved in human ...

Ribosomes are molecular machines that translate messenger RNA (mRNA), which is transcribed from DNA, into proteins. Scientists have now learned more about ribosomes in nature, and their function. This ...

Ribosomes act as tiny factories inside cells. They read genetic instructions and build proteins one amino acid at a time. When certain sequences, known as cellular arresting peptides, move through the ...

THERE is a need for a more confined and precise use of the word ribosome. It would clarify molecular biology if the word were reserved for particles in the cell which measure 100 Å–300 Å in diameter, ...