Mitochondria (IMAGE)

Penn State

Mitochondria

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Researchers discovered that proteins, represented by the black line, exert a mechanical force as they exit the molecular machine where they are synthesized, represented in red. That force moderates the speed of protein synthesis.

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Benjamin Fritch

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