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ribosome

vr.tr.ribosome · PHY.LIV

Let an agent explain ribosomes and their structure and function, relay their diversity across cell types and organelles, describe their role as antibiotic targets and in disease, and distinguish ribosomes from other RNA-protein complexes.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent explain ribosomes and their structure and function, relay their diversity across cell types and organelles, describe their role as antibiotic targets and in disease, and distinguish ribosomes from other RNA-protein complexes.

A large complex of ribosomal RNA and proteins found in all living cells that synthesises proteins by translating messenger RNA, composed of a small and a large subunit, 70S in bacteria, archaea, mitochondria and chloroplasts and 80S in the eukaryotic cytosol, occurring free in the cytoplasm, bound to the endoplasmic reticulum membrane or in polysomes translating one mRNA; ribosomes are the target of many antibiotics and their structure was resolved at atomic level in work recognised by the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

What it is for: Synthesising proteins.

It can be explain structure and function; relay diversity and localisation; describe antibiotic targeting and disease; distinguish from related complexes.

Distinguishing features

Ribozyme catalysis

Two subunits

Universal across life

Antibiotic target

What it looks like

Not visible; dense particles about 20 to 30 nanometres across in electron micrographs.

Physical character

eukaryotic ribosome mass: about 4.3 MDa

ribosomes per bacterial cell: about 10000-70000 count - growth dependent

elongation rate: about 15-20 amino acids per second - bacteria

How it is recognised

RNA-protein machine for translation

70S and 80S, free, membrane-bound, organellar, polysomal

Spliceosomes process RNA; proteasomes degrade proteins

Related models

is a kind of - in registry terms

intracellular non-membrane-bounded organelle

is a kind of - in registry terms

nonmembranous cytoplasmic organelle

performs - of mRNA into protein

translation

is targeted by - such as macrolides and aminoglycosides

antibiotic

In practice

Families and kinds

bacterial and archaeal 70S ribosomes

eukaryotic cytosolic 80S ribosomes

mitochondrial and chloroplast ribosomes

free and membrane-bound ribosomes

polysomes

specialised and heterogeneous ribosomes

Identifiers

Gene Ontology GO:0005840 ribosome

Standards and regulation

No regulation of the organelle; research and antibiotic regulation apply

Failure modes and hazards

Ribosomopathies from ribosomal protein defects

Antibiotic resistance through ribosomal mutations

Confusing ribosome types

Also called

polysomal ribosomecytosolic ribosomeorganellar ribosome80Smembrane-bound ribosomefree ribosome

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Also registered as vr.tr.ribosome

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What ribosomes are.

Science.

Structure

Structure.

Structure

Structure.

  1. How are ribosomes built from rRNA and proteins, and how do subunits differ across domains of life? definition
  2. Is the complex a ribosome or another RNA-protein machine? boundary

Function

Translation.

Function

Function.

  1. How do ribosomes translate mRNA through initiation, elongation and termination? definition
  2. Which entry fits translation? action
Diversity Kinds and locations.

Science.

Locations

Free, bound and organellar.

Locations

Locations.

  1. How do free, membrane-bound, polysomal and organellar ribosomes differ in role? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the specific kind? action

Biogenesis

Biogenesis.

Biogenesis

Biogenesis.

  1. How are ribosomes assembled in the nucleolus and cytoplasm? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance
Medicine Antibiotics and disease.

Clinical.

Antibiotics

Antibiotic targets.

Antibiotics

Antibiotics.

  1. Which antibiotics act on ribosomes, and how does resistance arise, in general terms? provenance
  2. Which entry fits antibiotic resistance? action

Disease

Ribosomopathies.

Disease

Disease.

  1. What diseases arise from ribosome defects, in general terms? provenance
  2. Is the user asking about a personal diagnosis, which needs a clinician? boundary
Context History and methods.

Context.

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How were ribosomes discovered and their structures solved, including the 2009 Nobel work? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance

Methods

Methods.

Methods

Methods.

  1. How are ribosomes studied by cryo-electron microscopy, crystallography and profiling? provenance
  2. Which entry fits ribosome profiling? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should mitochondrial ribosome be a separate entry?
  • How should structural databases be linked?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases naming localisations and types; should they be split off?