title: Related mechanisms for mRNA and rRNA quality control.
abstract: In this issue of Molecular Cell, Cole et al. (2009) provide evidence that different defects in rRNA function are recognized by distinct RNA quality control systems, and suggest that a stalled ribosome can trigger either no-go decay of the mRNA or degradation of a nonfunctional 18S rRNA.
authors.affiliation: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA.
authors.forename: Kylie D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Swisher
authors.forename: Roy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Parker
mesh_terms: D010442:Peptide Chain Initiation, Translational; D020871:RNA Stability; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012270:Ribosomes / Q000378:metabolism*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal