((( Latest Protein Spotlight issue: a shrewd tweak )))
June 2023
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The chairs were rickety. So I rummaged around the kitchen drawer,
extracted an old knife and used its tip to drive a few screws back
into the wood. The knife kept on losing grip and I kept on swearing.
The fastest and least infuriating way to have done the job would have
been to go down to the cellar and find a screwdriver. Both utensils
can be used to drive in screws, but one has been intentionally
manufactured to perform just that, simultaneously reducing the time
and energy involved. Nature, too, has its screwdrivers. Given time and
chance, it will always take the opportunity to select a commodity
which will make things, if not easier, at least more in tune with what
is needed. One example: ribosomes are huge molecular complexes whose
role is to synthesize proteins in cells. Until recently, it was
thought that all ribosomes were alike. A bit like kitchen knives.
However, it turns out that some ribosomes differ slightly in their
makeup and are found only in certain kinds of cell - presumably
because they synthesize proteins particular to these cells. One such
ribosome has been discovered in sperm cells, along with a protein
known as large ribosomal subunit protein eL39-like*, or RPL39L.
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((( Latest Protein Spotlight issue: a shrewd tweak )))
June 2023
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The chairs were rickety. So I rummaged around the kitchen drawer,
extracted an old knife and used its tip to drive a few screws back
into the wood. The knife kept on losing grip and I kept on swearing.
The fastest and least infuriating way to have done the job would have
been to go down to the cellar and find a screwdriver. Both utensils
can be used to drive in screws, but one has been intentionally
manufactured to perform just that, simultaneously reducing the time
and energy involved. Nature, too, has its screwdrivers. Given time and
chance, it will always take the opportunity to select a commodity
which will make things, if not easier, at least more in tune with what
is needed. One example: ribosomes are huge molecular complexes whose
role is to synthesize proteins in cells. Until recently, it was
thought that all ribosomes were alike. A bit like kitchen knives.
However, it turns out that some ribosomes differ slightly in their
makeup and are found only in certain kinds of cell - presumably
because they synthesize proteins particular to these cells. One such
ribosome has been discovered in sperm cells, along with a protein
known as large ribosomal subunit protein eL39-like*, or RPL39L.
Read more: http://www.proteinspotlight.org
If you would like to make a direct link to this issue, please use the
following link: http://www.proteinspotlight.org/back_issues/258/
If you wish to unsubscribe, you may do so here:
http://www.proteinspotlight.org/unsubscribe/
