A model for protein translation: Polysome self-organization leads to maximum protein synthesis rates

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 717-730

  Zouridis, Hermioni ^a   Hatzimanikatis, Vassily ^b  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSFER RNA;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE SEQUENCE; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; POLYSOME; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RNA TRANSLATION; STEADY STATE; TRANSLATION INITIATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33846820156     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.087825     Document Type: Article

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