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Ribosomes

Known as: Ribosoma, Ribosomal, Ribosome 
An intracellular organelle, about 200 A in diameter, consisting of RNA and protein. It is the site of protein biosynthesis resulting from translation… 
National Institutes of Health

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46 relations
12S Mitochondrial Ribosomal RNA40S Ribosoma Protein S240S Ribosomal Protein S14, human40S Ribosomal Protein S6

Broader (3)

Cellular StructuresEndoplasmNonmembranous cytoplasmic organelle

Narrower (8)

Cytosolic ribosomeFree ribosomeMitochondrial RibosomesPolyribosomes

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Real-time tRNA transit on single translating ribosomes at codon resolution
Translation by the ribosome occurs by a complex mechanism involving the coordinated interaction of multiple nucleic acid and… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Structural basis for translation termination on the 70S ribosome
At termination of protein synthesis, type I release factors promote hydrolysis of the peptidyl-transfer RNA linkage in response… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
The Ribosome Is a Ribozyme
Ribosomes, the cellular factories that manufacture proteins, contain both RNA and protein, but exactly how all of the different… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Eukaryotic ribosomes require initiation factors 1 and 1A to locate initiation codons
The scanning model of translation initiation is a coherent description of how eukaryotic ribosomes reach the initiation codon… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Influences of mRNA secondary structure on initiation by eukaryotic ribosomes.
Oligonucleotides designed to create hairpin structures were inserted upstream from the ATG initiator codon in several plasmids… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Characterization of Translational Initiation Sites in E. Coui
We characterize the Shine and Dalgarno sequence of 124 known gene beginnings. This information is used to make "rules" which help… 
Review
1971
Review
1971
Inhibitors of ribosome functions.
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Neuron‐glia relationship during granule cell migration in developing cerebellar cortex. A Golgi and electonmicroscopic study in Macacus rhesus
  • P. Rakić
  • The Journal of comparative neurology
  • 1971
  • Corpus ID: 45819295
The cytology of the postmitotic migratory granule cell and its relationship to Bergmann glial processes was examined with Golgi… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Two types of ribosome in mouse-hamster hybrid cells.
ONLY mouse 28S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) can be detected in mouse-human hybrid cells1. Because these cells contain as many as thirty… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Ribosomal proteins. VII. Two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis for fingerprinting of ribosomal proteins.
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