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polyribosome

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polyribosome /poly·ri·bo·some/ (-ri´bo-sōm) a cluster of ribosomes connected with messenger RNA; they play a role in peptide synthesis.
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Schematic diagram of polyribosomes synthesizing nascent polypeptide chains from a messenger RNA (mRNA) template, the direction proceeding 5′ to 3′.
pol·y·ri·bo·some (pl-rb-sm)
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A cluster of ribosomes connected by a strand of mRNA and functioning as a unit in protein synthesis. Also called polysome.
polyribosome.
See polysome.
polyribosome [pol″e-ri´bo-sōm]
a cluster of ribosomes connected with messenger RNA; they play a role in peptide synthesis.
polyribosome
a cluster of ribosomes connected with messenger RNA; they are formed for the translation of mRNA to proteins. See also ribosome.
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Export proteins are synthesized on polyribosomes bound to the rough endoplasmic reticulum of the hepatocyte; in contrast, protein destined for intracellular use are synthesized on free rather than bound polyribosome (Podolsky and Isselbacher, 1991).
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