title: Translational control by the eukaryotic ribosome.
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.
authors.affiliation: Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ivan.topisirovic@mcgill.ca
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Topisirovic
authors.forename: Nahum
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sonenberg