Ribosomes coating mitochondria (IMAGE)

European Molecular Biology Laboratory

Ribosomes coating mitochondria

Caption

In starved fission yeast, the ribosomes attach to the mitochondrial outer membrane via their small subunit. This is a very unusual ‘upside-down’ orientation.

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Isabel Romero Calvo/EMBL

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