Abul Arif

Multiple eukaryotic ribosomal proteins (RPs) are co-opted for extraribosomal “moonlighting” activities, but paradoxically, RPs exhibit rapid turnover when not ribosome-bound. In one illustrative case of a functional extraribosomal RP, interferon (IFN)-γ induces ribosome release of L13a and assembly into the IFN-gamma-activated inhibitor of translation (GAIT) complex for translational control of a subset of inflammation-related proteins.

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