| Range |
~50 %
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| Organism |
bacteria |
| Reference |
Bakshi S, Siryaporn A, Goulian M, Weisshaar JC. Superresolution imaging of ribosomes and RNA polymerase in live Escherichia coli cells. Mol Microbiol. 2012 Jul85(1):21-38. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2012.08081.x. p.21 right column bottom paragraphPubMed ID22624875
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| Primary Source |
Woldringh CL, Nanninga N. Structural and physical aspects of bacterial chromosome segregation. J Struct Biol. 2006 Nov156(2):273-83PubMed ID16828313
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| Comments |
"Because
some 80% of ribosomes are believed to be actively translating
proteins in all growth conditions, the ribosome-rich
regions evidently form a localized ‘protein factory’ occupying
some 50% of the cytoplasmic volume (primary source)." |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
108591 |