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Review
. 2002 Jul 11;418(6894):229-35.
doi: 10.1038/418229a.

The involvement of RNA in ribosome function

Peter B Moore  1 , Thomas A Steitz
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Review

The involvement of RNA in ribosome function

Peter B Moore et al. Nature. .

Abstract

The ribosome is a particle made of RNA and protein that is found in abundance in all cells that are actively making protein. It catalyses the messenger RNA-directed synthesis of proteins. Recent structural work has demonstrated a profound involvement of the ribosome's RNA component in all aspects of its function, supporting the hypothesis that proteins were added to the ribosome late in its evolution.

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