Human Gene Set: GOCC_RIBOSOME

For the Mouse gene set with the same name, see GOCC_RIBOSOME

Standard name GOCC_RIBOSOME
Systematic name M17089
Brief description An intracellular organelle, about 200 A in diameter, consisting of RNA and protein. It is the site of protein biosynthesis resulting from translation of messenger RNA (mRNA). It consists of two subunits, one large and one small, each containing only protein and RNA. Both the ribosome and its subunits are characterized by their sedimentation coefficients, expressed in Svedberg units (symbol: S). Hence, the prokaryotic ribosome (70S) comprises a large (50S) subunit and a small (30S) subunit, while the eukaryotic ribosome (80S) comprises a large (60S) subunit and a small (40S) subunit. Two sites on the ribosomal large subunit are involved in translation, namely the aminoacyl site (A site) and peptidyl site (P site). Ribosomes from prokaryotes, eukaryotes, mitochondria, and chloroplasts have characteristically distinct ribosomal proteins. [ISBN:0198506732]
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Collection C5: Ontology
      GO: Gene Ontology
            GO:CC: GO Cellular Component
Source publication  
Exact source GO:0005840
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External links http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0005840
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Source species Homo sapiens
Contributed by Gene Ontology (Gene Ontology Consortium)
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identifier namespace		 Human_NCBI_Gene_ID
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Version history 2026.1.Hs: Updated to GO Release 2025-10-10.


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