They know or think they know what DNA does. It is the molecule that carries our genes and defines who we are. But mention the word ribosome, and even most scientists will give you a blank stare. Yet ...

Ribosomal RNA is often modified with chemical tags that can alter the shape and function of the ribosome. Cells use these tags to fine tune protein production. The study found that, in response to ...

This, they write in the study, may mean that the proteins prepared by these ribosomes obtain different shapes than those synthesized by the ribosomes of other cells. “Our study provides the first ...

HHMI scientists and their colleagues discover a new mechanism of protein synthesis. Ribosomes are the cell’s molecular machines, responsible for translating genetic information in messenger RNA into ...

tRNAs function at specific sites in the ribosome during translation ... folded structure with three hairpin loops that form the shape of a three-leafed clover. One of these hairpin loops contains ...

The newly formed strand of mRNA is now ready to leave the nucleus and travel to the ribosome. After translation, the polypeptide is finally folded into the correct shape and becomes a protein.