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Facts about Ribosome

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The 70S ribosomes have three different types of rRNA: 23S rRNA, 16S rRNA, and 5S rRNA.

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The ribosome is the site at which the messenger RNA's code for linking amino acids together in a chain to form a particular new protein is translated into that protein or polypeptide.

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Free ribosomes are "free" to move about anywhere in the cytoplasm (within the cell membrane).

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Each ribosome is porous, hydrated, and consists of two subunits (Figure 1).

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The various ribosomes share a core structure that is quite similar despite the large differences in size.

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Each of the 70S ribosomes comprises a small (30S) and a large (50S) subunit.

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Nascent polypeptides emerge through a tunnel in the large ribosome subunit.

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A mammalian cell may contain as many as 10 million ribosomes.

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The general molecular structure of the ribosome has been known since the early 1970s.

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Ribosomes occur either freely, as in the matrix of mitochondria, chloroplasts, and cytoplasm (the internal fluid of the cell), or in a membrane-bound state, as in the endoplasmic reticulum and the nuclear envelope.

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Usually in bacterial cells, several ribosomes are working parallel on a single mRNA, forming what we call a polyribosome or polysome.

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The differences between the prokaryotic and eukaryotic ribosomes are exploited by pharmaceutical chemists to create antibiotics that can destroy a bacterial infection without harming the cells of the infected person.

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The ribosomes are chemically composed mainly of RNA (ribosomal RNA, rRNA) and proteins and thus are called ribonucleoproteins, RNPs.

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Synthesis of various components of ribosomes such as rRNAs and proteins is under genetic control.

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Ribosomes are abundant components of both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and of both plant and animal cells.

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A ribosome can be thought of as a giant enzyme that builds proteins from a set of genetic instructions.

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Bound ribosomes usually produce proteins that are used within the cell membrane or are expelled from the cell via exocytosis.

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The term "ribosome" was later proposed by the scientist Richard B. Roberts in 1958, while writing the introductory comments for the symposium proceedings "Microsomal Particles and Protein Synthesis" (Roberts 1958).

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Proteins made by free ribosomes are used within the cell.

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Ribosomes occur in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.

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Free and membrane–bound ribosomes differ only in their spatial distribution; they are identical in structure and function.

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A ribosome is a small, dense granular particle comprising usually three or four ribosomal RNA molecules and more than 50 protein molecules, interconnected to form the site of protein synthesis.

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Using the mRNA as a template, the ribosome traverses each codon of the mRNA, pairing it with the appropriate amino acid.

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Yeast cells, reticulocytes or lymphocytes, meristematic plant tissues, embryonic nerve cells, and cancerous cells contain a large number of free ribosomes.

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Ribosomes are the workhorses of protein biosynthesis, the process of translating messenger RNA (mRNA) into protein.

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The ribosomes found in chloroplasts and mitochondria of eukaryotes also comprise large and small subunits bound together into one 55S particle (Alberts et al.

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The 5-HT2 receptor (particularly the subtypes 5-HT2AR, 5-HT2BR and 5-HT2CR) show influence in the evocation of hyperactivity displayed in cocaine use (Filip et al.

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The mRNA comprises a series of codons that dictate to the ribosome the sequence of the amino acids needed to make the protein.

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The whole process of biosynthesis of 70S ribosomes takes place in the cytoplasm.

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Interestingly, the ribosomes in the mitochondrion of eukaryotic cells resemble those in bacteria, reflecting the assumed evolutionary origin of this organelle (Benne and Sloof 1987).

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Ribosomes were first clearly described by Romanian cell biologist George Palade in the mid–1950s, as dense particles or granules of ribonucleoprotein, after he observed them under the electron microscope (Palade 1955).

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An Escherichia coli cell contains roughly 10,000 ribosomes, which together form about 25 percent of the total bacterial cell mass.

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The ribosome uses tRNA that matches the current codon (triplet) on the mRNA to append an amino acid to the polypeptide chain.

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Ribosomes, the sites of protein synthesis within living cells, receive instructions from the DNA genes through messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA), encoding a chemical "blueprint" for a protein product.

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At high concentration of Mg++ ions in the matrix, two ribosomes (each called monosomes) become associated with each other and form what is known as dimer.

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Ribosomes consist of two major components: the small ribosomal subunit, which reads the RNA, and the large subunit, which joins amino acids to form a polypeptide chain. Each subunit is composed of one or more ribosomal RNA (rRNA) molecules and a variety of ribosomal proteins (r-protein or rProtein).

Ribosomes are important because they are responsible for protein synthesis. Free ribosomes, in particular, are important because they produce proteins essential for internal cellular activity, which are not synthesized elsewhere.

The ribosome is a cellular machine found in all organisms. It serves to convert the instructions found in messenger RNA (mRNA, which itself is made from instructions in DNA) into the chains of amino-acids that make up proteins. That is, the ribosome is responsible for the synthesis of proteins.

Ribosomes are where RNA is translated into protein. This process is called protein synthesis. Protein synthesis is very important to cells, therefore large numbers of ribosomes are found in cells. Ribosomes float freely in the cytoplasm, and are also bound to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER).

When a cell needs to make proteins, it looks for ribosomes. Ribosomes are the protein builders or the protein synthesizers of the cell. They are like construction guys who connect one amino acid at a time and build long chains. ... Endoplasmic reticulum with attached ribosomes is called rough ER.