The involvement of RNA in ribosome function
- 11 July 2002
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature
- Vol. 418 (6894) , 229-235
- https://doi.org/10.1038/418229a
Abstract
The ribosome is a particle made of RNA and protein that is found in abundance in all cells that are actively making protein. It catalyses the messenger RNA-directed synthesis of proteins. Recent structural work has demonstrated a profound involvement of the ribosome's RNA component in all aspects of its function, supporting the hypothesis that proteins were added to the ribosome late in its evolution.Keywords
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