title: The ribosome at atomic resolution.
abstract: The 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Venki Ramakrishnan, Tom Steitz, and Ada Yonath for crystallographic studies of the ribosome. The atomic resolution structures of the ribosomal subunits provide an extraordinary context for understanding one of the most fundamental aspects of cellular function: protein synthesis.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Molecular Biology and Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. jrwill@scripps.edu
authors.forename: James R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Williamson
mesh_terms: D002621:Chemistry / Q000266:history*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D049674:History, 21st Century; D009613:Nobel Prize; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D012270:Ribosomes / Q000737:chemistry*