protein synthesis
Americannoun
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The researchers traced the issue to a specific phase of protein synthesis known as translation elongation.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
The researchers saw that SNORA73 acts as a "molecular glue" between the mRNA and the protein synthesis machinery that helps facilitate this process.
From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2024
The system allows scientists to study the impact of each chromatin modification on transcription, the mechanism by which genes are copied into mRNA to drive protein synthesis.
From Science Daily • May 9, 2024
The team leveraged a method, dubbed TurboID, to discover an entire suite of previously unknown factors in memory formation, revealing now mechanisms that underlie how protein synthesis in dendrites contributes to learning and memory.
From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2024
In turn, RNA chains were the likely candidates for the templates for protein synthesis.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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