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ArticleNature communications2025

Autonomous ribosome biogenesis in vitro.

Yuishin Kosaka, Yumi Miyawaki, Megumi Mori, Shunsuke Aburaya, Chisato Nishizawa, Takeshi Chujo, Tatsuya Niwa, Takumi Miyazaki, Takashi Sugita, Mao Fukuyama and 5 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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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

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Yuishin KosakaDivision of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Yumi MiyawakiDivision of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Megumi MoriDivision of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Shunsuke AburayaDivision of Metabolomics, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Chisato NishizawaDivision of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Takeshi ChujoDepartment of Molecular Physiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2393-5776
Tatsuya NiwaCell Biology Center, Institute of Integrated Research, Institute of Science Tokyo, Yokohama, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1330-8974
Takumi MiyazakiDivision of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2731-4440
Takashi SugitaTechnoPro, Inc. TechnoPro R&D, Company, Tokyo, Japan.
Mao FukuyamaJST FOREST, Tokyo, Japan.
Hideki TaguchiCell Biology Center, Institute of Integrated Research, Institute of Science Tokyo, Yokohama, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6612-9339
Kazuhito TomizawaDepartment of Molecular Physiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5663-2627
Kenji SugaseDivision of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Mitsuyoshi UedaDivision of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Wataru AokiJST FOREST, Tokyo, Japan. aoki.wataru@bio.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3118-9390

Funding

MEXT | Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) JPMJFR204KMEXT | Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) JPMJGX23B4MEXT | Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) JPMJST2181MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 19K16109MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 22J22251MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 23K18110MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 23K26466MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 26830139
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ribosome biogenesis is pivotal in the self-replication of life. In Escherichia coli, three ribosomal RNAs and 54 ribosomal proteins are synthesized and subjected to cooperative hierarchical assembly facilitated by numerous accessory factors. Realizing ribosome biogenesis in vitro is a critical milestone for understanding the self-replication of life and creating artificial cells. Despite its importance, this goal has not yet been achieved owing to its complexity. In this study, we report the successful realization of ribosome biogenesis in vitro. Specifically, we developed a highly specific and sensitive reporter assay for the detection of nascent ribosomes. The reporter assay allowed for combinatorial and iterative exploration of reaction conditions for ribosome biogenesis, leading to the simultaneous, autonomous synthesis of both small and large subunits of ribosomes in vitro through transcription, translation, processing, and assembly in a single reaction space. Our achievement represents a crucial advancement toward revealing the fundamental principles underlying the self-replication of life and creating artificial cells.

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Escherichia coliProtein BiosynthesisRibosomal ProteinsRibosomesEscherichia coli ProteinsRNA, RibosomalTranscription, GeneticEscherichia coli ProteinsRibosomal ProteinsRNA, Ribosomal

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PMID39779722
PMCPMC11711502

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