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ArticleNucleic acids research2025

Translational activity of 80S monosomes varies dramatically across different tissues.

Albert Blandy, Tayah Hopes, Elton J R Vasconcelos, Amy Turner, Bulat Fatkhullin, Michaela Agapiou, Juan Fontana, Julie L Aspden

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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8 authors.

Albert BlandySchool of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
Tayah HopesSchool of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0785-7299
Elton J R VasconcelosSchool of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5130-6622
Amy TurnerSchool of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8645-2619
Bulat FatkhullinSchool of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6250-531X
Michaela AgapiouSchool of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0703-5324
Juan FontanaSchool of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9084-2927
Julie L AspdenSchool of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8537-6204

Funding

BBSRC BB/S007407/1Leeds UniversityWellcome Trust 102174/B/13/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Translational regulation at the stage of initiation can impact the number of ribosomes translating each mRNA molecule. However, the translational activity of single 80S ribosomes (monosomes) on mRNA is less well understood, even though these 80S monosomes represent the dominant ribosomal complexes in vivo. Here, we used cryo-EM to determine the translational activity of 80S monosomes across different tissues in Drosophila melanogaster. We discovered that while head and embryo 80S monosomes are highly translationally active, testis and ovary 80S monosomes are translationally inactive. RNA-Seq analysis of head monosome- and polysome-translated mRNAs, revealed that head 80S monosomes preferentially translate mRNAs with TOP motifs, short 5'-UTRs, short ORFs and are enriched for the presence of uORFs. Overall, these findings highlight that regulation of translation initiation and protein synthesis is mostly performed by monosomes in head and embryo, while polysomes are the main source of protein production in testis and ovary.

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Drosophila melanogasterProtein BiosynthesisRibosomes5' Untranslated RegionsAnimalsCryoelectron MicroscopyDrosophila ProteinsFemaleMaleOpen Reading FramesOrgan SpecificityOvaryPolyribosomesRNA, MessengerTestis5' Untranslated RegionsDrosophila ProteinsRNA, Messenger

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PMID40331628
PMCPMC12056609

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