Expanding the ribosomal universe.
In this issue of Structure, Taylor et al. (2009) present the most complete model of an eukaryotic ribosome to date. This achievement represents a critical milestone along the path to structurally defining the unique aspects of the eukaryotic protein synthetic machinery.
Dinman
Jonathan D
JD
Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.
Kinzy
Terri Goss
TG
Department of Molecular Genetics, Microbiology, & Immunology, UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA. Electronic address: kinzytg@umdnj.edu.
D020285:Cryoelectron Microscopy; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D012270:Ribosomes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure