title: Fragile X mental retardation protein and the ribosome.
abstract: In this issue of Molecular Cell, Chen et al. (2014) provide evidence that FMRP represses translation by binding the ribosome, suggesting a novel form of translational control.
authors.affiliation: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80303, USA; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80303, USA.
authors.forename: Yuriko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Harigaya
authors.affiliation: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80303, USA; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80303, USA. Electronic address: roy.parker@colorado.edu.
authors.forename: Roy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Parker
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000378:metabolism*; D051860:Fragile X Messenger Ribonucleoprotein 1 / Q000502:physiology*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D010442:Peptide Chain Initiation, Translational; D012270:Ribosomes / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D051860:Fragile X Messenger Ribonucleoprotein 1; C467328:FMR1 protein, Drosophila