Ribosome density

Value 6.6 Ribosomes/kb coding sequence
Organism Bacteria Escherichia coli
Reference Piques et al., Ribosome and transcript copy numbers, polysome occupancy and enzyme dynamics in Arabidopsis. Mol Syst Biol. 2009 5: 314 p.5 right column 3rd paragraphPubMed ID19888209
Primary Source Brandt F, Etchells SA, Ortiz JO, Elcock AH, Hartl FU, Baumeister W. The native 3D organization of bacterial polysomes. Cell. 2009 Jan 23 136(2):261-71.PubMed ID19167328
Comments Assumed in ref to be the same density as in the large polysomal fraction (LPS) of Arabidopsis.
Entered by Uri M
ID 107727