When Ribosomes Collide: How Bacteria Clean Up After Molecular Crashes - Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Tiny cellular machines called ribosomes build proteins. When this building process goes awry in bacteria, ribosomes collide, triggering the arrival of a first responder molecule that begins a rescue operation.

When ribosomes collide in the cells of complex organisms, from yeast to humans, they trigger a quality control process that keeps protein production on track. New work suggests that the collisions (a… [+5449 chars]

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