Destabilization and Dissociation of the Ribosome (IMAGE)

_Tokyo Institute of Technology

Destabilization and Dissociation of the Ribosome

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The ribosome becomes destabilized by the protein (nascent chain) it itself synthesized (IRD) and splits apart into the large and small subunits. As a result, the protein synthesis ends mid-cycle without reaching the end point.

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Hidekii Taguchi

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