{"id":339,"date":"2009-12-21T12:20:07","date_gmt":"2009-12-20T23:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/science4all.blogtown.co.nz\/?p=339"},"modified":"2009-12-21T12:21:27","modified_gmt":"2009-12-20T23:21:27","slug":"protein-synthesis-4-ribosome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/science4all.blogtown.co.nz\/?p=339","title":{"rendered":"Protein Synthesis 4: Ribosome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.scripps.edu\/chem\/wong\/PIX\/ribosome.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"446\" height=\"292\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><strong>Translation: Ribosome (rRNA)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Single mRNA molecule is served by many ribosomes at the same time.<\/li>\n<li>Made up of a complex of ribosomal RNA and proteins.<\/li>\n<li>2 Separate sub-units until they are attracted to a binding site on the mRNA molecule.<\/li>\n<li>Have binding sites that attract tRNA molecules loaded with amino acids.<\/li>\n<li>Ability of a ribosome to translate the coded information in an mRNA molecule and move along it one triplet at a time.<\/li>\n<li>It allows codon-anticodon pairing to occur.<\/li>\n<li>It moves along the mRNA one triplet at a time.<\/li>\n<li>Has 3 binding sites for tRNA: E-site, P-site, A-site<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/library.thinkquest.org\/04apr\/00217\/images\/content\/ribosome.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"288\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><strong>tRNA and Ribosome<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span style=\"color: #000000\">tRNA in the A site is translocated to the P site, taking the mRNA along with it. Meanwhile the tRNA in the P site moves to the E site and is released from the ribosome. <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span style=\"color: #000000\">P site is occupied by the tRNA attached to the growing polypeptide chain. <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span style=\"color: #000000\">A site binds the incoming tRNA the next amino acid to be added.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/publications.nigms.nih.gov\/insidethecell\/images\/ch2_ribosome_proteinbig.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ribosome joins with the 5\u2019end of an mRNA molecule.<\/li>\n<li>AUG codon acts as a \u2018begin here\u2019 symbol.<\/li>\n<li>When the ribosome reaches a \u2018stop\u2019 codon, it breaks free and can then begin reading another mRNA molecule to make another protein molecule.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Translation: Ribosome (rRNA) Single mRNA molecule is served by many ribosomes at the same time. Made up of a complex of ribosomal RNA and proteins. 2 Separate sub-units until they are attracted to a binding site on the mRNA molecule. Have binding sites that attract tRNA molecules loaded with amino acids. Ability of a ribosome &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science4all.blogtown.co.nz\/?p=339\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Protein Synthesis 4: Ribosome&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1509,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"Protein Synthesis 4: Ribosome - science4all","description":"Translation: Ribosome (rRNA) Single mRNA molecule is served by many ribosomes at the same time. 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