ribosomologists of all colors take note 👇
a 28S rRNA variant that does not promote mRNA translation but 𝗶𝗻𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘀 it by blocking of the ribosomal exit tunnel 👀
«everything that can be regulated will be regulated»
(murphy's law of molecular biology)
@sebbaumgarten.bsky.socialThe singular job of all known ribosomes: synthesizing protein. Enter the malaria parasite. In our new work, we show that Plasmodium evolved an entire new kind that does just the opposite - inhibit mRNA translation.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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