title: Ribosomes: protein synthesis in slow motion.
abstract: Using image reconstruction methods, electron microscopists can now visualize ribosomes at resolutions so high that the changes in the positions of ribosome-bound tRNAs which occur during protein synthesis can be seen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8107, USA.
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Moore
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000648:ultrastructure; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D011506:Proteins / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012270:Ribosomes / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D011506:Proteins; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D012343:RNA, Transfer