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ArticleNature communications2025

A rapid, simple, and economical method for the isolation of ribosomes and translational machinery for structural and functional studies.

Jessey Erath, Danielle Kemper, Elisha Mugo, Alex Jacoby, Elizabeth Valenzuela, Courtney F Jungers, Wandy L Beatty, Yaser Hashem, Marko Jovanovic, Sergej Djuranovic and 1 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 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed.

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  11. Ribosome heterogeneity and specialization.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Jessey ErathDepartment of Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8802-635X
Danielle KemperDepartment of Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA.
Elisha MugoDepartment of Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA.
Alex JacobyDepartment of Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA.
Elizabeth ValenzuelaDepartment of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Courtney F JungersDepartment of Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7924-0052
Wandy L BeattyDepartment of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0715-7361
Yaser HashemINSERM U1212 Acides nucléiques: Régulations Naturelle et Artificielle (ARNA), Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, Université de Bordeaux, Pessac, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4264-5918
Marko JovanovicDepartment of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9707-3377
Sergej DjuranovicDepartment of Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA. sergej.djuranovic@wustl.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9417-0822
Slavica Pavlovic DjuranovicDepartment of Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA. spavlov@wustl.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4219-0095

Funding

HIGHLY PARALLEL ANALYSIS OF 5' AND 3' UTR VARIANTS IN NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERSR01MH116999 · NIMH · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI JOSEPH D DOUGHERTY · 2018 to 2026
$5.1M
Extensive multiplexing of protein nucleic-acid interactions to comprehensively study gene expression regulation from chromatin to mRNA degradationR01HG012216 · NHGRI · COLUMBIA UNIV NEW YORK MORNINGSIDE · PI GUTTMAN, MITCHELL, JOVANOVIC, MARKO · 2022 to 2025
$3.1M
MECHANISMS FOR MODULATION OF MIRNA-MEDIATED GENE SILENCINGR01GM112824 · NIGMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI DJURANOVIC, SERGEJ · 2015 to 2023
$3.1M
Defining the programmed proteome rejuvenation underlying gametogenesisR01AG071869 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · PI BRAR, GLORIA ANN, JOVANOVIC, MARKO · 2021 to 2025
$2.9M
How dynamic molecular interactions of RNA Binding Proteins drive post-transcriptional gene expression changesR35GM152258 · NIGMS · COLUMBIA UNIV NEW YORK MORNINGSIDE · PI Marko Jovanovic · 2024 to 2026
$1.6M
Dissecting mRNA-ribosome interaction in AU-rich transcriptome of Plasmodium falciparumR01GM136823 · NIGMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI DJURANOVIC, SERGEJ · 2021 to 2024
$1.4M
Understanding protein turnover alterations in physiological brain agingR21AG085062 · NIA · COLUMBIA UNIV NEW YORK MORNINGSIDE · PI FORNASIERO, EUGENIO FRANCESCO, JOVANOVIC, MARKO · 2024 to 2024
$413k
NHGRI NIH HHS R01 HG012216NIA NIH HHS R01 AG071869NIA NIH HHS R21 AG085062NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM112824NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM136823NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM152258NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH116999U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) R01GM112824U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) R01GM136823
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ribosomes are RNA-protein complexes essential for protein synthesis and quality control. Traditional methods for ribosome isolation are labor-intensive, expensive, and require a substantial amount of biological material. In contrast, our method, RNA affinity purification using poly-lysine (RAPPL), provides a rapid, simple, and cost-effective alternative applicable to various species and types of starting material (cell lysates, whole cells, organs, or whole organisms). It is also compatible with traditional isolation techniques. Here, we describe the use of RAPPL for rapid isolation, functional screening, and structural analysis of ribosomes and associated factors. We also demonstrate the application of RAPPL in investigating ribosome-associated resistance mechanisms in uropathogenic Escherichia coli samples and generating a 2.7-Å cryoEM ribosome structure from Cryptococcus neoformans. By significantly reducing the amount of the starting biological material and the time required for isolation, RAPPL has the potential to facilitate the study of ribosomal function, interactions, and antibiotic resistance and provide a versatile platform for academic, clinical, and industrial research.

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Protein BiosynthesisRibosomesCryoelectron MicroscopyCryptococcus neoformansUropathogenic Escherichia coli

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PMCPMC12325604

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