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ReviewCurrent opinion in microbiology2013

Ribosome heterogeneity: another level of complexity in bacterial translation regulation.

Konstantin Byrgazov, Oliver Vesper, Isabella Moll

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Review in Current opinion in microbiology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 70 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

70 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Konstantin ByrgazovDepartment of Microbiology, Immunobiology and Genetics, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, University of Vienna, Dr. Bohrgasse 9, A-1030 Vienna, Austria.
Oliver Vesper
Isabella Moll

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Translation of the mRNA-encoded genetic information into proteins is catalyzed by the intricate ribonucleoprotein machine, the ribosome. Historically, the bacterial ribosome is viewed as an unchangeable entity, constantly equipped with the entire complement of RNAs and proteins. Conversely, several lines of evidence indicate the presence of functional selective ribosomal subpopulations that exhibit variations in the RNA or the protein components and modulate the translational program in response to environmental changes. Here, we summarize these findings, which raise the functional status of the ribosome from a protein synthesis machinery only to a regulatory hub that integrates environmental cues in the process of protein synthesis, thereby adding an additional level of complexity to the regulation of gene expression.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, BacterialGenetic VariationProtein BiosynthesisBacteriaRibosomes

Identifiers

PMID23415603
PMCPMC3653068

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