Vote Ribosome!
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Why vote Ribosome?
The Ribosome is the most important organelle of the cell! The Ribosome's function is to manufacture proteins which are required for many functions of the cell. The Ribosome is found in all kinds of cells, including animal, plant, prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Cells use proteins for many different functions such as: enzymes, antibodies, messengers, receptors, and structures. Without Ribosome(s), cells wouldn't be able to carry out their many functions!How do I work?
Ribosomes like me, produce proteins through a process called translation. A chain of mRNA (or messenger RNA) is fed through the space between the large and small subunits of the Ribosome. Then, an anti-codon of tRNA (or transfer RNA) matches up with and binds to its complementary codon. The amino acids on the top of the tRNA form long strands of polypeptides. Later, the polypeptide strands go through a folding process either in the cytoplasm or endoplasmic reticulum to create the final product, proteins.
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References
Nature.com. Nature Publishing Group, n.d. Web. 02 Oct. 2013. <http://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/ribosomes-transcription-and-translation-14120660>.
Adam-Carr, Christine. Science Perspectives 10. Toronto: Nelson Education, 2010. Print.
Although ribosomes are very important to the cell, lets not forget where they come from...the nucleus! More specifically, the nucleolus found within the nucleus. The nuclear membrane allows RNA (main element of ribosomes) to pass through its tiny pores and travel to the nucleolus. This is where the ribosomes are created and then later passed through the tiny pores of the nuclear membrane again. Without the nucleus, there would be no ribosomes. Therefore, the nucleus is clearly more important than the ribosomes.
ReplyDeleteI acknowledge your point about how the nucleolus does, in fact, synthesize ribosomes. However, it is not so important that without the nucleolus, the ribosomes wouldn't exist, but rather that the function of the ribosomes is vital to the general wellbeing of the cell, especially the nucleus. As you described in your campaign page, the nucleus is metaphorically,"The brain of the cell." and controls the many functions of the cell. But what good is a brain without resources to perform the functions of the organelles it controls? The proteins synthesized by ribosomes are required for many functions of the cell. The same could be said about the mitochondria. The nucleus needs the ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate) synthesized by the mitochondria for many functions of the cell, similar to how the proteins synthesized by proteins are required for many functions of the cell. To conclude, the function of the ribosomes outweighs the fact that the nucleolus creates them because the nucleus absolutely needs the proteins created by ribosomes for many processes of the cell.
DeleteHaha, keep talking you guys. The funny thing is that without the endoplasmic reticulum, the proteins wouldn't be delivered anywhere! Those proteins wouldn't go anywhere without me. I control the packaging and delivery system for the ribosomes. I'm also their temporary home. The endoplasmic reticulum is definitely the most important here.
ReplyDelete-Endoplasmic Reticulum (AKA "The Delivery Guys")