The ribosome consists of two ribonucleoprotein subunits. The small subunit mediates the interactions between the anticodons of the tRNAs and the codons in the mRNA that they are translating to ...

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. The gene expression capacity of bacteria depends on the interplay between growth and ...

However, nascent polypeptide products bear an inherent risk of elongation abortion. For example, negatively charged sequences with occasional intermittent prolines, termed intrinsic ribosome ...

Cells rely on ribosomes to translate genetic messages into proteins, a job that underpins everything from metabolism to growth. Researchers have long believed that when ribosomes encounter an obstacle ...

Peer ReviewDownload a summary of the editorial decision process including editorial decision letters, reviewer comments and author responses to feedback. Mitochondrial ribosomes are complex molecular ...