Tailgating ribosomes cause rear-end collisions

During prokaryotic transcrption and translation, the ribosome and RNA polymerase play bumper cars. With the RNA polymerase as the lead car, ribosomal tailgating leads to crashing and increases transcription speed - at the expense of accuracy. But, hey, when you're in a hurry, who's got time for being precise? Just don't pause for too long, … Continue reading Tailgating ribosomes cause rear-end collisions

Antibody Somatic Recombination (Part 2): Armando Hasundungan

https://youtu.be/_D2x-dhh6Pg Topic: Antibody somatic (VDJ) recombination, a process that produces a unique antibody for immature B cells. Two types of protein chains in antibodies: This process involves two types of light chains and one type of heavy chain. Generation of Diversity (GOD): The mixing of variable regions, diverse regions, and joining segments creates a diverse … Continue reading Antibody Somatic Recombination (Part 2): Armando Hasundungan