title: Expanding the ribosomal universe.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Dinman
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Genetics, Microbiology, & Immunology, UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA. Electronic address: kinzytg@umdnj.edu.
authors.forename: Terri Goss
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Kinzy
mesh_terms: D020285:Cryoelectron Microscopy; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D012270:Ribosomes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure