Term Information

Accession
GO:0005844
Name
polysome
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
polyribosome
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A multiribosomal structure representing a linear array of ribosomes held together by messenger RNA. They represent the active complexes in cellular protein synthesis and are able to incorporate amino acids into polypeptides both in vivo and in vitro. Source: ISBN:0198506732, NIF_Subcellular:sao1038025871
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0005844 at QuickGO
Subset
goslim_pir
Feedback
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Parents of polysome (GO:0005844)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
polysome [is_a relation] is_a  ribonucleoprotein complex (GO:1990904)
Children of polysome (GO:0005844)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
polysomal ribosome (GO:0042788) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  polysome
NIF_Subcellular
sao1038025871
Wikipedia
Polysome