The ribosome is the ribonucleoprotein particle that performs protein synthesis using a messenger RNA template. The ribosome (a 70S particle in prokaryotes) is composed of two subunits. The small ...
ERA, composed of an N-terminal GTPase domain followed by an RNA-binding KH domain, is essential for bacterial celi viability. It binds to 16S rRNA and the 30S ribosomal subunit. However, its ...