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Protein synthesis and translational control: at eye level with the ribosome
Author(s) -
Leppek Kathrin,
Schott Johanna,
Stoecklin Georg
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
embo reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.584
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1469-3178
pISSN - 1469-221X
DOI - 10.1038/embor.2011.224
Subject(s) - ribosome , protein biosynthesis , biology , translation (biology) , computational biology , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , rna , messenger rna , gene
At the EMBO Conference on ‘Protein Synthesis and Translational Control’ held in Heidelberg in September 2011, scientists shared their latest findings on the structure and function of the ribosome, mRNA‐specific regulation of translation and the numerous quality control mechanisms that ensure accurate protein synthesis.