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ArticleMolecular cell2026

2'-O-Methylation maintains ribosome structural and translation integrity.

Yu Zhao, Jay Rai, Lauren N Cohen, Yuerong Shu, Chong Xu, Hemant Goswami, Xin Chen, Hong Jin, Virginie Marchand, Yuri Motorin and 2 more

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Article in Molecular cell, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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12 authors.

Yu ZhaoDepartment of Structural Biology, Van Andel Institute Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA.
Jay RaiInstitute of Molecular Biophysics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA.
Lauren N CohenDepartment of Biochemistry, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Yuerong ShuDepartment of Structural Biology, Van Andel Institute Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA.
Chong XuDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA.
Hemant GoswamiDepartment of Structural Biology, Van Andel Institute Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA.
Xin ChenDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
Hong JinDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
Virginie MarchandUniversité de Lorraine, EpiRNA-Seq Core Facility, UAR2008/US40 IBSLor, CNRS-Inserm, 54000 Nancy, France.
Yuri MotorinUniversité de Lorraine, IMoPA, UMR7365, CNRS, 54000 Nancy, France.
Homa GhaleiDepartment of Biochemistry, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Hong LiDepartment of Structural Biology, Van Andel Institute Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA. Electronic address: hong.li@vai.org.

Funding

The Southeastern Consortium for Microscopy of MacroMolecular MachinesU24GM116788 · NIGMS · FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY · PI AGBANDJE-MCKENNA, MAVIS, BULLITT, ESTHER · 2016 to 2020
$4.6M
Biogenesis of macromolecular machines for post-transcriptional regulation of translationR35GM138123 · NIGMS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Homa Ghalei · 2020 to 2026
$3.0M
Purchase of a FEI Titan Krios for 3-D EMS10RR025080 · NCRR · FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY · PI TAYLOR, KENNETH ALLEN · 2008 to 2008
$2.0M
Mechanisms and Applications of RNA-mediated Enzymes in Translation and ImmunityR35GM152081 · NIGMS · VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI Hong Li · 2024 to 2026
$1.8M
Structural Biology Studies of Ribosome Biogenesis NetworkR01GM124622 · NIGMS · FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY · PI LI, HONG · 2018 to 2021
$1.7M
CryoEM Equipment Enhancements for Florida State UniversityS10RR024564 · NCRR · FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY · PI TAYLOR, KENNETH ALLEN · 2008 to 2008
$178k
NCRR NIH HHS S10 RR024564NCRR NIH HHS S10 RR025080NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM124622NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM138123NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM152081NIGMS NIH HHS U24 GM116788
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In eukaryotic ribosomes, ∼2% of RNA nucleotides undergo 2'-O-methylation, a conserved cellular mechanism thought to be critical for maintaining and regulating translation. Here, we use ribosome profiling, translation assays, proteomics, and high-resolution structural analyses to show that loss of native 2'-O-methylation in yeast ribosomes disproportionally affects the translation of ribosomal protein transcripts, driven by changes in codon usage and recognition of structured RNA. Translation reprogramming by the hypomethylated ribosomes is supported by reduced thermostability and high-resolution evidence of altered ribosomal structures and conformations. Consistent with the roles of the affected proteins in sustaining cellular fitness, hypomethylated ribosomes under stress exhibit a selective loss of downregulated proteins and misassembly associated with methylation loss. Our data provide structural and mechanistic insights into how 2'-O-methylation supports ribosome integrity and mediates cellular stress responses.

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Protein BiosynthesisRibosomal ProteinsRibosomesRNA, FungalSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsMethylationNucleic Acid ConformationRibosome ProfilingRNA MethylationRibosomal ProteinsRNA, FungalSaccharomyces cerevisiae Proteinsbox C/D snoRNPsfibrillarinIRES translationRibo-seqribosome stabilityRNA 2′-O-methylationtranslationtranslation fidelity

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PMID41928510
PMCPMC13048299

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