Dissociation of ribosomes on polypeptide chain termination and origin of single ribosomes

Raymond Kaempfer*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

After polypeptide chain termination, ribosomes are released from polysomes in the form of ribosomal subunits. Single ribosomes, which differ from ribosomes found in polysomes, are formed by association of the released subunits.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)534-537
Number of pages4
JournalNature
Volume228
Issue number5271
DOIs
StatePublished - 1970
Externally publishedYes

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