Peptide bonds are formed by a biochemical reaction that extracts a water molecule as it joins the amino group of one amino acid to the carboxyl group of a neighboring amino acid. The linear ...

HHMI scientists and their colleagues discover a new mechanism of protein synthesis ... The larger 60S subunit catalyzes the formation of the bond between each amino acid and the growing protein chain.

These rRNAs play a role in peptide bond formation and translocation ... involving multiple cellular factors and quality control mechanisms. Defects in ribosome biogenesis can lead to various diseases, ...