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Cytoplasm: Translational Apparatus

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Components of the translational machinery

Key steps in initiation, elongation, and termination

Regulation of translation

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Acknowledgment

The research in Dr. Browning’s laboratory is supported by grants from the National Science Foundation (MCB1052530 and Arabidopsis 2010S-0000335).

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  1. Department of Molecular Biosciences and the Insitute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station A5300, 78712, Austin, TX, USA

    Dr. Karen S. Browning

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Browning, K.S. (2014). Cytoplasm: Translational Apparatus. In: Howell, S. (eds) Molecular Biology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0263-7_8-2

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