Ribosomes, the cellular production plants of proteins, loose their secrets
Research report (imported) 2006 - Max Planck Institute of Biophysics
Summary
Ribosomes translate the genetic DNA information into the amino-acid sequence of proteins and are one of the most complicated structures of the cell. High resolution methods such as X-ray analysis and cryo-electron microscopy as well as improved functional methods have led to a quantum leap in our understanding of the mechanisms of the ribosome by deducing functionality from structure.