Research explains how nucleolus sub-compartments drive ribosome assembly (IMAGE)

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Research explains how nucleolus sub-compartments drive ribosome assembly

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Published today in Molecular Cell, co-corresponding author Richard Kriwacki, PhD, and co-first authors Priyanka Dogra, PhD, and Mylene Ferrolino, PhD, St. Jude Department of Structural Biology, revealed sub-compartments within the granular component of the nucleolus which aid in ribosome assembly.

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