Ribosomal proteins and human diseases: molecular mechanisms and targeted therapy

J Kang, N Brajanovski, KT Chan, J Xuan… - Signal transduction and …, 2021 - nature.com
Ribosome biogenesis and protein synthesis are fundamental rate-limiting steps for cell
growth and proliferation. The ribosomal proteins (RPs), comprising the structural parts of the …

Ribosome biogenesis in cancer: new players and therapeutic avenues

J Pelletier, G Thomas, S Volarević - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2018 - nature.com
The ribosome is a complex molecular machine composed of numerous distinct proteins and
nucleic acids and is responsible for protein synthesis in every living cell. Ribosome …

SARS-CoV-2 Nsp1 binds the ribosomal mRNA channel to inhibit translation

K Schubert, ED Karousis, A Jomaa, A Scaiola… - Nature structural & …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract The SARS-CoV-2 non-structural protein 1 (Nsp1), also referred to as the host
shutoff factor, suppresses host innate immune functions. By combining cryo-electron …

A molecular pore spans the double membrane of the coronavirus replication organelle

G Wolff, RWAL Limpens, JC Zevenhoven-Dobbe… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Coronavirus genome replication is associated with virus-induced cytosolic double-
membrane vesicles, which may provide a tailored microenvironment for viral RNA synthesis …

Ribosome-targeting antibiotics and mechanisms of bacterial resistance

DN Wilson - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2014 - nature.com
The ribosome is one of the main antibiotic targets in the bacterial cell. Crystal structures of
naturally produced antibiotics and their semi-synthetic derivatives bound to ribosomal …

The discovery of ribosome heterogeneity and its implications for gene regulation and organismal life

NR Genuth, M Barna - Molecular cell, 2018 - cell.com
The ribosome has recently transitioned from being viewed as a passive, indiscriminate
machine to a more dynamic macromolecular complex with specialized roles in the cell …

Visualizing the molecular sociology at the HeLa cell nuclear periphery

J Mahamid, S Pfeffer, M Schaffer, E Villa, R Danev… - Science, 2016 - science.org
The molecular organization of eukaryotic nuclear volumes remains largely unexplored. Here
we combined recent developments in cryo–electron tomography (cryo-ET) to produce three …

An overview of pre‐ribosomal RNA processing in eukaryotes

AK Henras, C Plisson‐Chastang… - Wiley …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Ribosomal RNAs are the most abundant and universal noncoding RNAs in living organisms.
In eukaryotes, three of the four ribosomal RNAs forming the 40S and 60S subunits are borne …

Structures of the eukaryotic ribosome and its translational states in situ

PC Hoffmann, JP Kreysing, I Khusainov… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Ribosomes translate genetic information into primary structure. During translation, various
cofactors transiently bind to the ribosome that undergoes prominent conformational and …

ZNF598 is a quality control sensor of collided ribosomes

S Juszkiewicz, V Chandrasekaran, Z Lin, S Kraatz… - Molecular cell, 2018 - cell.com
Aberrantly slow translation elicits quality control pathways initiated by the ubiquitin ligase
ZNF598. How ZNF598 discriminates physiologic from pathologic translation complexes and …