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protein synthesis

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noun

Biochemistry.
  1. the process by which amino acids are linearly arranged into proteins through the involvement of ribosomal RNA, transfer RNA, messenger RNA, and various enzymes.


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They found that inhibiting either protein synthesis or the TGF-β pathway effectively reversed resistance in PKCλ/ι-deficient cancer cells.

From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 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

Beyond the paper's immediate findings, dendritic-TurboID could also allow researchers to examine protein synthesis in other brain regions and apply the findings to different diseases.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2024

They found that their EVs traffic RNA -- nucleic acids that play a central role in protein synthesis and gene regulation -- between cells.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2024

Worse than mud, even: It looks like the sort of primordial goo that could generate new amino acids, which would inevitably combine to initiate protein synthesis and create brand new life forms.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram