N4-Acetylcytidine enhances synthetic mRNA translation yield and fidelity
Ethics Human peripheral blood was obtained from de-identified healthy donors through the NIH Clinical Center, Department of Transfusion…
New antibiotic from soil bacteria targets drug-resistant superbugs
Scientists at the University of Illinois Chicago have discovered a new antibiotic that may be a bulwark in the fight…
SNOR promotes translation restart after dormancy
Sample preparation for cryo-ET Cryo-ET samples were prepared using 200-mesh R2/2 copper grids (Quantifoil) plasma-cleaned for 30 s in…
Novel RNA molecule may influence patient survival in certain blood cancers
In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), researchers at the Texas A&M University Health…
Nascent polypeptide-associated complex regulates early stages of protein formation
To ensure that protein production in our cells runs smoothly, the protein complex NAC slows down the rate…
New insights into ribosome collisions and stress response
LMU researchers uncover the mechanism by which ribosomes raise alarms in the cell. Ribosomes, the protein factories of…
Scientists capture a near-continuous molecular movie of ribosome formation
Ribosomes are the cell’s protein factories, which read the genetic code and assemble the proteins that every organism…