Modeling of Ribosome Dynamics on a ds-mRNA under an External Load
  Protein molecules in cells are synthesized by macromolecular machines called ribosomes. According to recent experimental data, we reduce the complexity of the ribosome and propose a model to express its activity in six main states. Using our model, we study the translation rate in different biological relevant situations in the presence of external force, and translation through the RNA double stranded region in the absence or presence of the external force. In the present study, we give a quantitative theory for translation rate and show that the ribosome behaves more like a Brownian Ratchet motor. Our findings could shed some light on understanding behaviors of the ribosome in biological conditions. 
Bahareh Shakiba, Maryam Dayeri, and Farshid Mohammad-Rafiee
q-bio.SC cond-mat.soft physics.bio-ph q-bio.BM