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ReviewPhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences2025

Impacts of ribosomal RNA sequence variation on gene expression and phenotype.

Griffin A Welfer, Ryan A Brady, S Kundhavai Natchiar, Zoe L Watson, Emily J Rundlet, Jose L Alejo, Anand P Singh, Nitish K Mishra, Roger B Altman, Scott C Blanchard

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Review in Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 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

9 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Dynamic evolution and hierarchical regulation of rDNA in polyploid oat.The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology · 2026
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  4. Evidence for strong purifying selection of humanProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  6. Assessing Species Delimitation inMicroorganisms · 2026
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  8. Challenges and Achievements in the In Vitro Culture ofPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  9. Impacts of ribosomal RNA sequence variation on gene expression and phenotype.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Griffin A WelferDepartment of Structural Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
Ryan A BradyDepartment of Structural Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0408-3224
S Kundhavai NatchiarDepartment of Structural Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
Zoe L WatsonDepartment of Structural Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
Emily J RundletDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA.
Jose L AlejoDepartment of Structural Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
Anand P SinghDepartment of Structural Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
Nitish K MishraDepartment of Structural Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
Roger B AltmanDepartment of Structural Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
Scott C BlanchardDepartment of Structural Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2717-9365

Funding

Imaging Protein Synthesis on the Ribosome using Single-Molecule FRETR01GM079238 · NIGMS · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI BLANCHARD, SCOTT C · 2006 to 2023
$7.0M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM079238
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Since the framing of the Central Dogma, it has been speculated that physically distinct ribosomes within cells may influence gene expression and cellular physiology. While heterogeneity in ribosome composition has been reported in bacteria, protozoans, fungi, zebrafish, mice and humans, its functional implications remain actively debated. Here, we review recent evidence demonstrating that expression of conserved variant ribosomal DNA (rDNA) alleles in bacteria, mice and humans renders their actively translating ribosome pool intrinsically heterogeneous at the level of ribosomal RNA (rRNA). In this context, we discuss reports that nutrient limitation-induced stress in

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Gene ExpressionGenetic VariationRibosomesRNA, RibosomalAnimalsEscherichia coliHumansMicePhenotypeRNA, RibosomalrDNAribosomerRNAtranscriptiontranslation

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PMID40045785
PMCPMC11883441

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