title: All Ribosomes Are Created Equal. Really?
abstract: Ribosomes are generally thought of as molecular machines with a constitutive rather than regulatory role during protein synthesis. A study by Slavov et al.[1] now shows that ribosomes of distinct composition and functionality exist within eukaryotic cells, giving credence to the concept of 'specialized' ribosomes.
authors.affiliation: EMBL-Australia Collaborating Group, Department of Genome Sciences, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Acton, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia; Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst, New South Wales 2010, Australia. Electronic address: thomas.preiss@anu.edu.au.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Preiss
mesh_terms: D005057:Eukaryotic Cells; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D012270:Ribosomes / Q000378:metabolism*
keywords: Molecular machine; mass spectrometry; post-transcriptional regulation; protein synthesis; ribosome