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Maximum packing of ribosomes on polysome is lower than the maximal packing density by

Range	4 to 6 Fold
Organism	Unspecified
Reference	Piques et al., Ribosome and transcript copy numbers, polysome occupancy and enzyme dynamics in Arabidopsis. Mol Syst Biol. 2009 5: p.10 left column bottom paragraphPubMed ID19888209
Primary Source	MacKay VL et al., Gene expression analyzed by high-resolution state array analysis and quantitative proteomics: response of yeast to mating pheromone. Mol Cell Proteomics. 2004 May3(5):478-89. AND Lackner DH et al., A network of multiple regulatory layers shapes gene expression in fission yeast. Mol Cell. 2007 Apr 13 26(1):145-55 AND Qin X, Ahn S, Speed TP, Rubin GM. Global analyses of mRNA translational control during early Drosophila embryogenesis. Genome Biol. 2007 8(4):R63.PubMed ID14766929, 17434133, 17448252
Comments	The maximum packing of ribosomes on polysomes may be about 4–6 times lower than the maximal packing density (primary sources)
Entered by	Uri M
ID	107780