How mitochondria build their protein factories could help explain energy‑linked disease

In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have mapped key steps in the assembly of ...
Nanowerk

Protein Synthesis: Building Life's Essential Molecules

The diagram illustrates the key stages of protein synthesis in a eukaryotic cell. It begins with transcription to produce pre-mRNA in the nucleus (1), followed by post-transcriptional modification (2) ...
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New findings on the first steps in protein synthesis

An illustration showing how the nascent polypeptide-associated complex (NAC, green) at the ribosome (blue) helps the amino acid chain (white) to fold into a protein. In the earliest phase of creating ...
Nature

Continuous in situ synthesis of a complete set of tRNAs sustains steady-state translation in a recombinant cell-free system

Construction of a self-regenerating biochemical system is critical for building a synthetic cell. An essential step in building a self-regenerative system is producing a complete set of tRNAs for ...