Yoav Arava

The enzyme aminoacyl synthetase (in green) recognizes a tRNA molecule (brown) and attaches an amino acid to it. Correct recognition of the molecule is based on the regions shown here in red. Technion researchers discovered that the enzyme can also recognize another type of RNA molecule (mRNA). Moreover, correct recognition of the mRNA depends on regions that are very similar to the recognition regions of tRNA (marked here in red). Credit: Prof. Yoav Arava, Technion

Researchers have discovered a sophisticated self-regulating mechanism that optimizes the process of building proteins in the body

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