The ribosome catalyzes the assembly of amino acids into peptide chains of defined sequence, as dictated by the interaction of amino-acid-carrying transport RNAs (tRNAs) with complementary ...

These variations have been exploited for phylogenetic analyses and the identification of microorganisms in environmental samples through techniques like 16S rRNA sequencing. Given the essential role ...

This important study by Bi and colleagues employed a clever genetics screen to uncover the role of the GidB rRNA methylase in translation fidelity, under certain conditions, in Mycobacterium smegmatis ...

An international research collaboration has shed new light on the molecular basis of gene expression, the fundamental biological process that underpins how all organisms use their genetic information.

Bacteria modify their ribosomes when exposed to widely used antibiotics, according to research published in Nature ...

Scientists have discovered that tRNAs can determine how long mRNAs exist in a cell, causing some messages to be stabilized ...

An international research collaboration has shed new light on the molecular basis of gene expression, the fundamental ...

Antibiotic resistance study explores a recently identified mechanism in bacteria: the shedding of methylation marks from ribosomal RNA.