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  2. Ribosome - Wikipedia

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    Ribosomes can be found floating within the cytoplasm or attached to the endoplasmic reticulum. Their main function is to convert genetic code into an amino acid sequence and to build protein polymers from amino acid monomers. Ribosomes act as catalysts in two extremely important biological processes called peptidyl transfer and peptidyl hydrolysis.

  3. Endomembrane system - Wikipedia

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    The ribosomes assemble amino acids into protein units, which are carried into the rough ER for further adjustments. These proteins may be either transmembrane proteins , which become embedded in the membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum, or water-soluble proteins, which are able to pass through the membrane into the lumen.

  4. Endoplasmic reticulum - Wikipedia

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    The binding site of the ribosome on the rough endoplasmic reticulum is the translocon. [9] However, the ribosomes are not a stable part of this organelle's structure as they are constantly being bound and released from the membrane. A ribosome only binds to the RER once a specific protein-nucleic acid complex forms in the cytosol.

  5. Cell (biology) - Wikipedia

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    Simple English; سنڌي; Slovenčina ... Ribosomes: The ribosome is a large complex of RNA and protein molecules. [2] ... Robert Hooke's drawing of cells in cork, 1665.

  6. Nucleolus - Wikipedia

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    The nucleolus (/ nj uː ˈ k l iː ə l ə s, ˌ nj uː k l i ˈ oʊ l ə s /; pl.: nucleoli /-l aɪ /) is the largest structure in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells. [1] It is best known as the site of ribosome biogenesis.

  7. Eukaryotic ribosome - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] Eukaryotic ribosomes are also known as 80S ribosomes, referring to their sedimentation coefficients in Svedberg units, because they sediment faster than the prokaryotic ribosomes. Eukaryotic ribosomes have two unequal subunits, designated small subunit (40S) and large subunit (60S) according to their sedimentation coefficients.

  8. Cytoplasm - Wikipedia

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    The cytosol's filaments include the protein filaments such as actin filaments and microtubules that make up the cytoskeleton, as well as soluble proteins and small structures such as ribosomes, proteasomes, and the mysterious vault complexes. [13] The inner, granular and more fluid portion of the cytoplasm is referred to as endoplasm.

  9. Bacterial cell structure - Wikipedia

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    In most bacteria the most numerous intracellular structure is the ribosome, the site of protein synthesis in all living organisms. All prokaryotes have 70S (where S=Svedberg units) ribosomes while eukaryotes contain larger 80S ribosomes in their cytosol. The 70S ribosome is made up of a 50S and 30S subunits.