Our cells produce a variety of proteins, each with a specific role that, in many cases, means that they need to be in a ...

When ribosomes go rogue Unusual variations in the cellular protein factory can skew development, help cancer spread, and more. But ribosome variety may also play biological roles, scientists say.

Ribosomes, the cell's dedicated molecular machines for protein synthesis, make all proteins in life and do so by piecing together one amino acid building block at a time. As they are being ...

A ribosome (centre) producing a protein (red) from mRNA. The dark purple strands represent transfer RNA, which are also involved in protein production ...

Messenger RNA is a go-between molecule that copies DNA codes for building proteins — a process called transcription — and then delivers the transcripts to the cell’s many protein factories, which are ...

Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) is a type of non-coding RNA that is a crucial component of ribosomes, the cellular machinery responsible for protein synthesis. Non-coding RNA refers to RNA molecules that are not ...

DNA’s chemical cousin, RNA, was the messenger that carries DNA instructions from the double helix in the cell’s nucleus to ...

When UV light shines into cells, it can mutate DNA; importantly, it makes the same kinds of mutations in RNA. In the skin cells of the sunburned mice, Vind’s group saw that ribosomes tripped over ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered new details explaining how poxviruses manipulate host cells to enhance their own protein production, according to a study published in Cell Reports.

Researchers have developed a new microscopy technique to observe how ribosomes function in cells. With this method, they can monitor individual ribosomes as they convert mRNA into proteins. The ...

By sequencing ribosome-bound mRNA fragments, the team was able to quickly pinpoint where ribosomes were actively translating RNA into proteins, providing direct evidence of which viral open ...