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What makes up the ribosome?
Ribosomes are made up of ribosomal proteins and ribosomal RNA (rRNA). Ribosomes are usually made up of three or four rRNA molecules and anywhere from about 40 to 80 different ribosomal proteins. Each ribosome is composed of two subunits, a larger one and a smaller one, each of which has a characteristic shape.
What is the number of ribosomes?
Ribosomes are found ‘free’ in the cytoplasm or bound to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to form rough ER. In a mammalian cell there can be as many as 10 million ribosomes.
How many subunits A ribosome has?
two
Ribosomes contain two different subunits, both of which are required for translation. The small subunit (“40S” in eukaryotes) decodes the genetic message and the large subunit (“60S” in eukaryotes) catalyzes peptide bond formation.
How do you measure ribosomes?
If you mean the amount of ribosomes, the most accurate way is to extract RNA and do qRT-PCR on rRNA (18S or 28S). if RNA extraction is not possible, immunofluorescence of ribosomal proteins (any one) would work but in a lower accuracy.
What happens to the ribosome after translation?
During translation, the two subunits come together around a mRNA molecule, forming a complete ribosome. The ribosome moves forward on the mRNA, codon by codon, as it is read and translated into a polypeptide (protein chain). Then, once translation is finished, the two pieces come apart again and can be reused.
How many atoms make up amino acids?
Each amino acid is made of three parts. One is an amine, which is a nitrogen atom bound to two hydrogens. Another is a carboxyl group. This is a carbon atom with two oxygen atoms and one hydrogen atom.
What are ribosomes subunits?
Ribosomes consist of two major components: the small and large ribosomal subunits. Each subunit consists of one or more ribosomal RNA (rRNA) molecules and many ribosomal proteins (RPs or r-proteins). The ribosomes and associated molecules are also known as the translational apparatus.
Why 60s and 40S make 80S not 100s?
The same way an eukaryotic ribosome has a large sub-unit that sediments at 60s, a small one that sediments at 40s, but the whole structure sediments at 80s, not 100s. Essentially the sedimentation coefficient serves to normalize the sedimentation rate of a particle by the acceleration applied to it.
What does S stand for in 70S ribosomes?
svedbergs
Bacteria and archaebacteria have smaller ribosomes, termed 70S ribosomes, which are composed of a small 30S subunit and large 50S subunit. The “S” stands for svedbergs, a unit used to measure how fast molecules move in a centrifuge.