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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Structural Heterogeneities of the Ribosome: New Frontiers and Opportunities for Cryo-EM.

Frédéric Poitevin, Artem Kushner, Xinpei Li, Khanh Dao Duc

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Frédéric PoitevinDepartment of LCLS Data Analytics, Linac Coherent Light Source, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3181-8652
Artem KushnerDepartment of Mathematics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.
Xinpei LiDepartment of Mathematics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.
Khanh Dao DucDepartment of Mathematics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-9685-5171
University of British Columbia · CASLAC National Accelerator Laboratory · US

Funding

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada DGECR-2020-00034New Frontiers in Research Fund NFRFE-2019-00486
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The extent of ribosomal heterogeneity has caught increasing interest over the past few years, as recent studies have highlighted the presence of structural variations of the ribosome. More precisely, the heterogeneity of the ribosome covers multiple scales, including the dynamical aspects of ribosomal motion at the single particle level, specialization at the cellular and subcellular scale, or evolutionary differences across species. Upon solving the ribosome atomic structure at medium to high resolution, cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) has enabled investigating all these forms of heterogeneity. In this review, we present some recent advances in quantifying ribosome heterogeneity, with a focus on the conformational and evolutionary variations of the ribosome and their functional implications. These efforts highlight the need for new computational methods and comparative tools, to comprehensively model the continuous conformational transition pathways of the ribosome, as well as its evolution. While developing these methods presents some important challenges, it also provides an opportunity to extend our interpretation and usage of cryo-EM data, which would more generally benefit the study of molecular dynamics and evolution of proteins and other complexes.

Indexed as

Cell LineCell Membrane PermeabilityCryoelectron MicroscopyHumansModels, ChemicalMolecular ConformationMolecular Dynamics SimulationMotionRibosomal ProteinsRibosomesStructure-Activity RelationshipRibosomal Proteinsconformational heterogeneitycryo-EMribosomeribosome evolutionribosome heterogeneity

Identifiers

PMID32957592
PMCPMC7570653
OpenAlexW3086872105

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