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Ribosomal ties that bind

The ribosome is the cellular complex of proteins and RNA molecules that synthesizes proteins. An artificial ribosome in which the two main subunits are tethered together creates opportunities for engineering this process. See Letter p.119

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Figure 1: A tethered ribosome.

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Puglisi, J. Ribosomal ties that bind. Nature 524, 45–46 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature14642

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