Translational control by the eukaryotic ribosome.

Topisirovic, Ivan; Sonenberg, Nahum · Cell · 2011

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

The ribosome plays a universally conserved role in catalyzing protein synthesis. Kondrashov et al. (2011) now provide evidence that the loss of function of ribosomal protein L38 in mice leads to a selective reduction in the translation of Hox mRNAs, thus suggesting that ribosomal proteins play a critical role during embryonic development.