How does DNA determine an organism’s characteristics? A process called translation decodes RNA created during transcription, and uses it to create proteins that perform specific cellular functions.

Researchers developed a technique to gain a deeper understanding of ribosome function and their cooperative behaviors.

Cells in the body have to move around in order to do their jobs. During development, for instance, cells are distributed to ...

During translation, ribosomes can pause on the nucleic acid. Researchers showed that collisions from incoming proteins get ...

Within the ribosome, the mRNA and aminoacyl-tRNA complexes are held together closely, which facilitates base-pairing. The rRNA catalyzes the attachment of each new amino acid to the growing chain.

The small subunit had gone away; the mRNA had gone away. We thought the ribosome was completely in destruction mode. So why was it bringing in a tRNA with an amino acid ready to be added on to the ...

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 ...

Protein synthesis is vital for life, translating genetic information from DNA to functional proteins through transcription ...

"Ribosomes are very large macromolecular machines that very rapidly and precisely decode mRNA into protein. For a long time, they've been viewed as kind of 'dumb code-reading machines' that don't ...

With this method, they can monitor individual ribosomes as they convert mRNA into proteins. The researchers discovered that ribosomes help each other when encountering difficulties, a process they ...

The mRNA then travels to the ribosome, where translation occurs ... Wobble base pairing enables a single tRNA molecule to recognize multiple codons for the same amino acid, reducing the number of tRNA ...

For example, tRNA (transfer RNA) is an adapter molecule that deciphers the genetic code on mRNA (messenger RNA) into a functional product (protein) on the ribosome. RNA research is currently ...