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  • noun A cluster of ribosomes that is connected by a strand of messenger RNA and is active in protein synthesis.

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  • noun biochemistry A cluster or ribosomes, connected by mRNA, that collectively synthesizes protein

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Examples

  • Previous work from our lab showed that ZNF9 co-sediments with the polyribosome fractions, suggesting an interaction with the ribosome and a role in translation

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Morgan A. Sammons et al. 2010

  • To determine if ZNF9 copurifies with human polysomes, lysates from HeLa cells were loaded onto a sucrose cushion and the polyribosome fraction was isolated.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Morgan A. Sammons et al. 2010

  • The addition of EDTA disrupts polyribosome formation and is often used as a control to rule out association with other high molecular weight complexes that co-sediment with ribosomes

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Morgan A. Sammons et al. 2010

  • Examples include a 5 'UTR post-transcriptional control element (PCE), present in at least eight retroviruses, that interacts with cellular RNA helicase A to facilitate cap-dependent polyribosome association; and 3' UTR constitutive transport element

    BioMed Central - Latest articles 2009

  • The majority of ZNF9 is found in the pellet (polyribosome) fraction, which suggests that ZNF9 associates with translating ribosomes (

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Morgan A. Sammons et al. 2010

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