Structure of a mitochondrial ribosome with fragmented rRNA in complex with membrane-targeting elements

Victor Tobiasson; Ieva Berzina; Alexey Amunts

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33582-5

Nature Communications (Oct 2022)

Structure of a mitochondrial ribosome with fragmented rRNA in complex with membrane-targeting elements

Victor Tobiasson,
Ieva Berzina,
Alexey Amunts

Affiliations

Victor Tobiasson: Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University
Ieva Berzina: Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institute
Alexey Amunts: Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33582-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Structural and evolutionary analysis of a diverged mitoribosome with rRNA that is split in 13 pieces reveals a non-canonical reduced form of the 5 S, permutation of domain I, and how the fragmentation pattern links to the concept of a primordial ribosome.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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