Ribosome Recycling (IMAGE)

Johns Hopkins Medicine

Ribosome Recycling

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A ribosome (gray) creates a protein by translating the genetic code within an mRNA molecule (blue). Once it reaches the stop signal, it releases the protein (orange string of beads) and is "recycled" by Rli1 by being split into two pieces.

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Nicholas Guydosh, Johns Hopkins Medicine

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