Ribosome density

Value 3.46 ribosomes/100 codons
Organism Bacteria Escherichia coli
Reference Siwiak M, Zielenkiewicz P. Transimulation - protein biosynthesis web service. PloS ONE. 2013 Sep 05 8(9): e73943 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073943. p.3 left column bottom paragraphPubMed ID24040122
Method Researchers developed a model to measure the absolute, translational activity at the level of individual genes.
Comments "...according to [researchers'] model the global ribosome density calculated over the entire E.coli transcriptome equals 3.46 ribosomes per 100 codons."
Entered by Marlena Siwiak
ID 109522