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Pathway Narrative:

Ribosomes translate insulin mRNAs into unfolded insulin strands.

Type:
Macromolecule
Function/Job:
Acts as a factory that reads mRNA and manufactuer proteins
Interacts with:
Interacts w/ and translates mRNA for any protein
Interesting Facts:

Ribosomes are composed of approximately 60% RNA and 40% proteins based off of mass

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