Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Molecular Biology

RNA modifications and cancer

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Abstract editorial illustration accompanying the article: One protein attaches to more than 95% of hibernating ribosomes

One protein attaches to more than 95% of hibernating ribosomes

A study using cryogenic electron microscopy of cell extracts found that the protein eEF2 was attached to more than 95% of hibernating ribosomes. The protein also unexpectedly bound to isolated 60S subunits, while other proteins occupied different ribosome sites.

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