In the case of a protein, the workers are the ribosomes and special RNA molecules
called transfer RNA (tRNA).
Another key player in translation is a group of molecules
called transfer RNAs, or tRNAs.
The remaining genes provide instructions for making molecules
called transfer RNAs (tRNAs) and ribosomal RNAs (rRNAs), which are chemical cousins of DNA.
Not exact matches
They all use
RNA molecules as messengers to
transfer the information from DNA to cellular factories
called ribosomes, which then build proteins, which in turn drive our metabolisms and form the structures of our cells.
Our overall goal is to test the novel concept that a recently discovered class of small non-coding
RNAs, so -
called microRNAs, which are encapsulated in nanometer - sized vesicles secreted by RPE cells, can predict the status of mitochondrial function in these cells and influence mitochondrial function in neighboring RPE cells through vesicle - mediated intercellular
transfer of the microRNAs.
This process, known as gene expression, begins with transcription, in which a molecule
called messenger
RNA transfers the information in DNA out of the cell's nucleus and into the cytoplasm, where it is translated into amino acids that form proteins.