Biology 105
Eukaryotic Cell Biology

Ribosome Movies:

Elongation Movie and Ratchet Movie

September 14, 2006 Ribosome Structure & Function

Today's Handouts: Lecture Outline Complete Reading List (PDF) Ribosome "Wrap Up" (PDF)

Lecture Slides available via WebCT
(Note: Slides will be available with 24 hours of lecture)

Required Reading:

Textbook: Alberts et al (2002) Mol. Biology of the Cell pp. 336-351.

Yoshizawa, Fourmy, & Puglisi (1999) Recognition of the codon-anticodon helix by ribosomal RNA. Science 285: 1722-1725)

Gregory & Dahlberg (2004) Peptide bond formation is all about proximity. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 11, 586-587.

Ramakrishnan (2002) Ribosome structure and the mechanism of translation. Cell 108: 557-572.