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1EMBL-Australia Collaborating Group, Department of Genome Sciences, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Acton, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia; Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst, New South Wales 2010, Australia.
Abstract:
Ribosomes are generally thought of as molecular machines with a constitutive rather than regulatory role during protein synthesis. A study by Slavov et al.[1] now shows that ribosomes of distinct composition and functionality exist within eukaryotic cells, giving credence to the concept of 'specialized' ribosomes.
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