title: At the center of eukaryotic life.
abstract: The ribosomal RNA genes encode the enzymatic scaffold of the ribosome and thereby perform perhaps the most basic of all housekeeping functions. However, recent data suggests that they might also control important aspects of cell behavior.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Research Centre and Department of Medical Biology of Laval University, Centre de Recherche de L'Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, Québec, Canada. tom.moss@crhdq.ulaval.ca
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Moss
authors.forename: Victor Y
authors.initials: VY
authors.lastname: Stefanovsky
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002466:Cell Nucleolus / Q000235:genetics*; D005057:Eukaryotic Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000235:genetics*; D020868:Gene Silencing / Q000502:physiology; D005796:Genes / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D012318:RNA Polymerase I / Q000235:genetics; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012318:RNA Polymerase I